The world will bid farewell to Georgia today. Those tough guys from the Caucasus take on the tough guys from the Namib in a final World Cup match for both - for now. The Georgians have a lot to play for: victory in Exeter could mean they do not have to qualify for the next World Cup. The top three teams in each group go through.Watching the Georgians upset Tonga in their first game, match the scrum of Argentina in the second and make the All Blacks work hard in the third hasaroused an affection for a team known as the Men of Borjgal (after an ancient Georgian symbol for the sun).Georgia might be fourth in the standings behind Tonga, but that's partly because the islanders have two bonus points.The Tongans face the All Blacks on Friday. That should leave them stranded on six points while the Georgians will move to eight and possibly more if they get a bonus point against Namibia. Forget about another upset; the men from Windhoek are not in the same league as the men from Tbilisi.Those who cover Georgia at this World Cup might tell you the success is the result of the efforts of two men: a canny Kiwi coach in Milton Haig and inspirational skipper Mamuka Gorgodze from European champions Toulon, where he is a huge presence in the pack, soon to be joined by Duane Vermeulen.But Georgia might not have got very far had it not been for another figure who has been less obvious at the World Cup. Bidzina Ivanishvili (also known as Boris) is the team's benefactor. The Georgian oligarch is said to be worth $6.4-billion, which equals a third of Georgia's gross domestic product.He buys art (mostly Pablo Picasso and Peter Doig - and at hugely inflated prices), spends money on politics (he was once prime minister) and a house he built for $50-million. He also lavishes some of that loot on rugby.Ivanishvili has been funding Georgia's World Cup campaign, hiring Haig and building a hotel at the team's training base, which has an artificial pitch, a natural one, a full-size gym and a swimming pool.His attitude is "build it and they will come", Haig told The Times. The base in Tbilisi is one of a half-dozen around Georgia that Ivanishvili has built for rugby.Haig, whose contract is expected to be extended in December, knows that without Boris and the man known as Gorgodzilla, he wouldn't get far with this team. But he also realises that a core of solid talent has emerged over the past few weeks.The All Blacks were said to have been sloppy last week against Georgia, but the knock-ons and dropped passes had much to do with the ferocity of the opposition hits. Flyhalf Lasha Malaguradze's tackle on Ben Smith was a good example.Haig also knows he needs to turn the team into a more balanced side. Fullback Beka Tsiklauri's try against the All Blacks was a sign of the Georgians getting there.Haig believes Georgia deserve a place in the Six Nations (which would make it seven) and his team are expected to emphasise the coach's contention later tonight at Sandy Park in Exeter. Perhaps Boris will also be there to cheer them on...