The old adage of being careful what you wish for because you might just get suddenly applies to the Georgian rugby team following their qualification for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
By beating Romania to win the FIRA-AER European Nations Cup Division 1A title, the side has earned the right to play the world champion All Blacks in the tournament's opening match at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on October 2, 2015.
The hard-fought 22-9 victory in front of a capacity crowd of 27,000 at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi sets up a dream match for the minnows of international rugby.
Their coach, former Bay of Plenty halfback Milton Haig, is approaching the match with the same attitude the All Whites took into their clash with Italy at the most recent football World Cup.
"For Georgia and the guys, to play against the All Blacks - something we've never done before - will be a special occasion," Haig said.