Sunday, October 13, 2013

TEST RUGBY RESULTS: Saturday 12 October

12.10.2013
Poland 30, Czech Republic 10 in Warsaw (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
Latvia 25, Serbia 14 in Valmeria (ENC 2B)
Norway 24, Finland 12 in Turku (ENC 2D)
Greece 20, Bosnia Herzegovina 17 in Bihac (ENC 2D)

A Summary

World Cup Qualifying Europe R4; ENC 1B

  P W D L PF PA DIFF BT BL PT
GERMANY 5 4 0 1 191 89 102 4 0 20
POLAND 6 4 0 2 125 80 45 0 1 17
MOLDOVA 5 3 0 2 119 136 -17 2 0 14
SWEDEN 6 3 0 3 131 160 -29 1 0 13
UKRAINE 5 2 0 3 122 123 -1 2 1 11
CZECH REP. 5 0 0 5 56 157 -101 0 1 1


The Czech Republic put up some stout resistance against hosts Poland even preventing them from gaining a valuable 4try bonus point. The Czechs remain at the bottom of the table.

ENC 2B

  P W D L PF PA DIFF BT BL TL
ISRAEL 4 4 0 0 137 45 92 3 0 19
LATVIA 5 3 0 2 110 96 14 2 0 14
DENMARK 4 1 1 2 62 79 -17 1 0 7
ANDORRA 4 1 1 2 48 77 -29 0 0 6
SERBIA 5 1 0 4 98 158 -60 1 1 6


Latvia gained a home win but failed to get a 4-try bonus. I can’t see Israel being overtaken in this competition. Serbia failed to get a bonus 1 point when they botched a last minute 5m lineout near the Latvian line.

ENC 2D

  P W D L PF PA DIFF BT BL TL
NORWAY 5 3 0 2 89 60 29 1 1 14
GREECE 6 3 0 3 96 116 -20 0 1 13
LUXEMBRG 4 3 0 1 74 62 12 0 4 12
BOSNIA H. 5 2 0 3 95 90 5 0 2 11
FINLAND 6 2 0 4 91 122 -29 1 2 11

The see-saw results in this division continue. Norway relegated Finland to the bottom of the points table causing a minor upset on the way. Greece also turned its fortunes around with an away win against Bosnia Herzegovina. Only 3 points separate first from last. Only Luxembourg stands out with only 1 loss and 2 games in hand.

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