Namibia call upon Robin Cowling to fix scrum issues ahead of Georgia clash

Namibia take on Georgia at Exeter's Sandy Park on Wednesday as they continue to search for their first tournament win.

Phil Davies's side have grown as a side throughout the tournament - including scoring three tries in a match for the first time in their history during their 35-21 defeat to Tonga last week - but are still yet to record a World Cup win.

In preparation for the Georgia clash, Namibia have called upon former England and Leicester Tigers prop Robin Cowling to help eliminate the set-piece problems that occurred in the match against Tonga.

Cowling, who looks after Exeter Chiefs academy, visited the Welwitschias training base in Plymouth to cast an eye over their set-piece and to give them some tips on playing in wet conditions.

"Tonga out-scrummed us last week," explained Namibia's No 8 Renaldo Bothma.

"We've been working on the scrum and will go for a different approach this week and it will be interesting. Hopefully this time we will be better prepared."

"Cowling knows the ground, he knows the conditions as well, and for us playing down in Namibia there's not a lot of rain. These are bit different conditions to what we are used to, so he gave us some small details and some tips that the guys grabbed on to."

Namibia scored two of their three tries from driving mauls against Tonga, and Bothma has confidence in this part of their game. "We did very well in the mauls last week, against a big Tongan side, and it will be the same against Georgia. We have to match up against them tomorrow."

Georgia: 15 Merab Kvirikashvili, 14 Tamaz Mchedlidze, 13 Davit Kacharava, 12 Merab Sharikadze, 11 Alexander Todua, 10 Lasha Malaguradze, 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze; 1 Mikheil Nariashvili, 2 Jaba Bregvadze, 3 Davit Zirakashvili, 4 Giorgi Nemsadze, 5 Konstantin Mikautadze,n 6 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, 7 Viktor Kolelishvili, 8 Mamuka Gorgodze (c).

Replacements: 16 Shalva Mamukashvili, 17 Karlen Asieshvili, 18 Anton Peikrishvili, 19 Levan Datunashvili, 20 Lasha Lomidze, 21 Giorgi Begadze, 22 Giorgi Aptsiauri, 23 Beka Tsiklauri.

Namibia: 15 Chrysander Botha, 14 David Philander, 13 Danie Van Wyk, 12 Darryl de la Harpe, 11 Russel van Wyk, 10 Theuns Kotze, 9 Eugene Jantjies; 1 Johnny Redelinghuys, 2 Torsten Van Jaarsveld, 3 Raoul Larson, 4 PJ van Lill, 5 Tjiuee Uanivi, 6 Jacques Burger (c), 7 Tinus du Plessis, 8 Renaldo Bothma.

Replacements: 16 Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Jaco Engels, 18 Johannes Coetzee, 19 Wian Conradie, 20 Rohan Kitshoff, 21 Johan Tromp, 22 Damian Stevens, 23 Heinrich Smit.