Rugby Match: Israel v Luxembourg Updated

21.03.2009
Israel v Luxembourg in Netanya (WCQ Euro.R5; ENC 3C)

Venue
Wingate Stadium

Previews


Israel v Luxembourg rugby test programme. Thanks to 'rugbyas' from http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3053

Israel lead this division with impressive away wins over Bulgaria and Greece. Luxembourg has one loss and a win and may find Israel too strong on their home ground.

Luxembourg is without regular captain Andy Thompson is not available. Selector-Coach Mart Davis has introduced some young players from the successful Luxembourg 2008 Under 20 squad.

Previous Encounters
03.05.2008 Israel 20-12 in Netanya (ENC 3C)
20.05.2007 Luxembourg 25-16 in Cessange (ENC 3C)
29.10.2005 Luxembourg 19-3 in Cessange (ENC 3C)
01.06.2002 Luxembourg 31-19 in Cessange (FIRA B, Pool B)
03.03.2001 Israel 62-3 in Cessange (WCQ Euro.R1; FIRA Pool 2)

GWC Rugby Rankings: Europe Table-Israel 32nd, Luxembourg 35th

Prediction: Israel by 12 points.

Teams



Luxembourg logo thanks to www.rugby.lu

The Luxembourg Squad:
Nicholas Abel
William Bond
Steven Clark
Julien da Col
Michele Englaro
Paul Evans
Jon Flynn
Nicholas Geoffreys
Alex Goodhew
Jon Harris
Loic Herve
Stuart Kelly
Ronan Kuczaj
William Lafaysse
Christophe Narcisse
Glenn Nordahl
Scott Mc Kinlay
Adam Marcus
Thomas Picherit
Euan Rogers
Nigel Sharplin
Adrien Timmermans
Head Coach: Marty Davis

Israel

1 Nathan Amos
2 Tomer Bracha
3 Matan Brosh
4 Shai Dekel
5 Oren Brodhurst
6 Nimrod Kaplan
7 Gilad Goldstein
8 Guy Dotan
9 Stav Gurtovoy
10 Amir Beutler
11 Nestor Rainstein
12 Adrian Rainstein
13 Sean Kantor
14 Alon Okon
15 Isaac Tsfadie

16 Omri Lotan
17 Oren Hamburger
18 Alon Geller
19 Amit Kakoun
20 Bar Or Nir
21 Terence Kantor
22 Jonathan Radashkovich
Head Coach: Raanan Penn
Thanks to Julian Shapiro , Eyal Rosenboim & Darren Rich, Re/max Netanya