Shizuoka (Japan) (AFP)

Passing between the drops of Typhoon Hagibis, Australia intends to take advantage of its last match of Pool D Friday against "hard-to-cook" Georgians to prepare for the shock of the quarterfinals looming against England.

If World Rugby took Thursday the unprecedented decision to cancel under the threat of Typhoon Hagibis Saturday's matches, England-France and New Zealand-Italy (but not Ireland-Samoa will be disputed in Fukuoka in southern Japan) ), the Wallabies game scheduled for Friday in Shizuoka (central Japan) has been maintained.

Hagibis, announced as one of the most powerful typhoons of the last decades in the region, should only touch this weekend a large part of Japan, sparing the only south of the island.

The opportunity for Michael Cheika's men, qualified in favor of the victory of Wales against Fiji Wednesday (29-17), to make a wide rotation compared to the match won Saturday against Uruguay (45 -10).

For the Australians, who should unlikely unlikely to defeat Wales against Uruguay on Sunday to finish second in Pool D, already have their heads turned to the shock in the quarter-finals in Oita on October 19 against England, now officially first in Pool C in front of France.

In this spirit of preservation of organisms, two late changes were added on Thursday with the replacement in third-line wing of Michael Hooper by Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Adam Coleman by Rob Simmonds in second-line.

"Nothing very important" about them, reassured Thursday the assistant coach Simon Raiwalui.

- "Nothing to lose" -

The experienced Australian pillar Sekope Kepu, however, made a point of not underestimating a team of Georgia "tough guys" who "has a great melee and a nice attack".

Georgian midfielder Mamuka Gorgodze, who is in the top 14 with Toulon, believes his team are "excited" and have "nothing to lose" against Australia after defeats against Wales (43-14) and Fiji ( 45-10) who "disappointed" him.

"Playing against Australia is something special, it's a great team, I have a lot of respect for them and I can not wait to test my aging muscles against young Australians," said the second line. 35 years old.

Georgia made only two changes to their starting lineup against Fiji, coach Milton Haig saying his group needed "experience".

"Australia are one of the top four teams in the world for decades, but this is our last chance to go home with their heads up," said New Zealand.

This is Australia prevented.

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