SWEDEN v CZECH REP.: World Cup.Qual. Europe R4 European Nations Cup, Division 1B

10.11.2012

Venue: Stadion RC Tetra Smichov, Prague

Referee: Ken Lambrechts (Belgium)

Preview

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
POLAND	2	2	0	0	51	16	35	0	0	8
SWEDEN	2	1	0	1	64	28	36	1	0	5
GERMANY	2	1	0	1	59	50	9	1	0	5
UKRAINE	2	1	0	1	50	56	-6	1	0	5
CZECH REP.	1	0	0	1	3	29	-26	0	0	0
MOLDOVA	1	0	0	1	6	54	-48	0	0	0

Newly promoted Sweden got off to a losing start 10-22 against Ukraine in mid-October and then ran Moldova ragged 54-6 at home in a surprising result.

Andrew Diash is not available for Sweden due to club commitments in England. There are a number of young players in this Swedish squad including 18 year old newcomer Oskar Lechner, from the Swedish champion side Stockholm Exiles.

The Czech Republic began this campaign with a 3-29 loss to Poland at home and may well struggle this season. At this early stage they and Moldova look to be the weaker teams.

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table: Sweden 17th, Czech Republic 19th

IRB Ranking Points
Sweden 50.79, Czech Republic 48.96

Prediction: Czech Republic by 10 points

TEAMS

Czech Republic Squad

Radim Backa (RC Přelouč Praha)

Jan Benda (RC Sparta Praha)

Jiří Černý (RC Tatra Smíchov)

Dan Chmelík (RC Sparta Praha)

Petr Čížek (RC Praga)

Jakub Doležel (RC Vyškov)

Vojtěch Havel (St.Etienne, France

Pavel Hocke (RC Tatra Smíchov)

Tomáš Holovský (RC Praga)

Vojtěch Hruška (RC Sparta Praha)

Pavel Indrák (RC Havířov)

Michal Jirman (RC Slavia Praha)

Milan Jirman (RC Slavia Praha)

Jan Kolář (RC Slavia Praha)

Jan Kovář (RC Vyškov)

Martin Kovář (RC Vyškov)

Ondřej Kovář (RC Vyškov)

Jan Kučera (RC Říčany)

Lukáš Macháček (RC Havířov)

Vojtěch Mára (RC Tatra Smíchov)

Karel Nešpor (RC Slavia Praha)

Vachtang Pailodze (RC Sparta Praha)

Petr Pořízek (RC Vyškov)

Jan Rohlík (RC Říčany)

Jiří Schlogl (RC Říčany)

Martin Schneider (RC Sparta Praha)

Zbyněk Schutz (Scarborough RFC, England)

Marek Siráň (RC Mariánské Hory)

Pavel Šťastný (Valence, France)

Aleš Stejskal (Gateshead RFC, England)

Jan Tieber (RC Dragon Brno)

Jan Vávra (RC Mariánské Hory)

Pavel Vokrouhlík (RC Sparta Praha)

Robert Voves (RC Praga)

Dapted from http://www.ragby.cz/ceska-republika-vyzve-novacka-divize-1b-svedsko

Sweden Squad

Rhys Allen, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Sebastian Andersson, Pingvin RC

Thomas Arvidsson, Hammarby IF

Mark Beveridge, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Mattias Björkebäck, Hammarby IF

Peter Bláha, Hammarby IF

Chris Bradley, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Daniel Chamberlain, Stockholm Exiles RFC

James Darbyshire, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Dustin Eaton, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Robin Fransson, Enköpings RK

Ian Gowland, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Magnus Karlsson, Hammarby IF

Oskar Lechner*, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Viktor Lindqvist, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Connor Murphy, Corinthians RFC, Ireland

Daniel Nissila, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Stefan Obradovic, Hammarby IF

Sami Paulsson, Hammarby IF

Simon Pierce, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Lee Sandberg, Cambridge RFC, England

Rikus van Niekerk, Stockholm Exiles RFC

Rikard Örnberg, Vänersborgs RK

 

* New Cap http://iof3.idrottonline.se/SvenskaRugbyforbundet/Nyheter/Senastenytt/HerrXVtruppentillTjeckien/