tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74527239849460907972024-02-20T03:51:05.257+11:00Rugby International NewsLatest Rugby Union news, results, fixtures and stories. <br>Covering International Rugby.Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-10505257314610491422015-11-21T22:23:00.001+11:002015-11-21T22:23:19.260+11:00SPAIN v CHILE: Friendly test<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">21.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><strong>Venue</strong>: Stadium Campos del Malecón, Torrelavega</p> <p><strong>Previous Encounters <br /></strong>09.11.2013 Spain 26-3 in Santiago <br />15.08.2007 Spain 30-25 in Santiago <br />24.07.1999 Chile 20-18 in Santiago <br />26.08.1995 Chile 28-23 in Santiago <br /><strong> <br />Spain Last Five P 5, W 2, L 3 <br /></strong>18.07.2015 v Kenya L 27-36 in Nairobi (Friendly) <br />21.06.2015 v Namibia W 20-3 in Bucharest (Nations Cup) <br />17.06.2015 v Argentina XV L 6-15 in Bucharest (Nations Cup) <br />12.06.2015 v Romania L 9-35 in Bucharest (Nations Cup) <br />21.03.2015 v Germany W 48-16 in Madrid (REC 1A) <br /> <br /><strong>Chile Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2 <br /></strong>09.05.2015 v Uruguay W 30-15 in Santiago (CONSUR A) <br />03.05.2015 v Paraguay W 35-25 in Asuncion (CONSUR A) <br />25.04.2015 v Brazil W 32-3 in Santiago (CONSUR A) <br />25.05.2014 v Argentina L 12-73 in Santiago (CONSUR Cup) <br />10.05.2014 v Uruguay L 13-55 in Montevideo (CONSUR A)</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings <br /></strong>Do not apply-Chile not on world table</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points <br /></strong>Spain 61.54, Chile 57.34</p> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> Spain by 17 points. Score 31-14</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><strong>Spain</strong></p> <p>15. Sergi Aubanell (Stade Aurillacois, France) 12 Tests <br />14. Ignacio Contardi (AS Maconnaise, France) 7 <br />13. Thibaut Alvarez (RC Aubenas Vals, France) 3 <br />12. Thibaut Visensang (Aviron Bayonnaise, France) 3 <br />11. Sebastien Ascarat (US Mountauban, France) 8 <br />10. Bradley Linklater (Getxo Artea) 5 <br />09. Guillaume Rouet (Aviron Bayonnais, France) 6 <br />08. Jaime Nava (Stade Djonaise, France) 56 <br />07. Gautler Gibouin (US Mountauban, France) 23 <br />06. David Barrera (RC Vannetais, France) 17 <br />05. Jesus Recuerda (UAL Lib) 36 <br />04. Anibal Bonan (Stade Bagnares, France) 14 <br />03. Jonathan Garcia (CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, France) 0 <br />02. Benat Auzqui (Union Bordeaux Bègles, France) 20 <br />01. Fernando Lopez (RC Massy, France) 7 <br />Replacements <br />16. Francisco Blanco (Complutense Cisneros) 6 <br />17. Juan Anaya (Galwegians, Ireland) 19 <br />18. Xerom Civil (Union Bordeaux Bègles, France) 0 <br />19. David Gonzalez (U S O Nivernaise, France) 6 <br />20. Javier de Juan (Bathco Santander) 10 <br />21. Gregory Maiquez (Bourg en Bresse, France) 6 <br />22. Antoine Sanchez (CSR El Salvador) 1 <br />23. Gauthier Minguillón (Union Bordeaux Bègles, France) 3</p> <p>Head Coach: Santiago Santos</p> <p>Adapted from <a href="http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4&start=100">http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4&start=100</a> and http://ferugby.es/noticias2.php?titulo=Leones contra Cóndores en Torrelavega</p> <p><strong>Chile Squad</strong></p> <p>Hernan Amigo (U.Catalica) 4 tests <br />Sergio Jorge Bascuñán (Old Macks) 3 <br />Felipe Eduardo Bassaletti (Los Troncos) 5 <br />Felipe Burgos (Troncos) 9 <br />Nicholas Bursic (COBS) 3 <br />Matías Cabrera (Cisneros, Spain) 5 <br />Pablo Casas (PWCC) 0 <br />Matías Contreras (Alumni RC) 4 <br />Francisco De La Fuente (Stade Bagnères, France) 1 <br />Sergia De La Fuente (Waipu RFC, New Zealand) 5 <br />Francisco Jose Gonzalez (Sporting RC) 9 <br />Inaki Gurruchaga (Old Johns) 0 <br />Jose Ignacio Larenas (U.Catolica) 9 <br />Leonardo Montoya (Stade Rouennais Rugby, France) 1 <br />Cristóbal Niedmann (PWCC) 8 <br />Matías Nordenflycht (COBS) <br />Roberto Oyarzun (Old Navy) 8 <br />Simon Pardakhty (Stade Rodez Aveyron, France) 4 <br />Sebastian Parra (U.Catolica) 0 <br />Juan Pablo Perrotta (Univ. Catolica) 21 <br />Raimundo Piwonka (PWCC) 0 <br />Javier Richard (COBS) 6 <br />Benjamín Soto (Stade Francais) 14 <br />Francisco Urroz (Old Reds) 3 <br />Franco Velarde (Vina RC) 0 <br />Claudio Zamorano (Stade Francais) 8 <br />Italo Zunino (COBS) 7 <br />Head Coach: Paul Healey</p> <p>Adapted from http://www.feruchi.cl/index.php?id=12&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3815&tx_ttnews[backPid]=7&cHash=b9989f68d9</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-36716010982756933952015-11-21T17:14:00.001+11:002015-11-21T17:14:54.691+11:00MALTA v CZECH REPUBLIC: REC 2A<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">21.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><img alt="Image" src="http://s15.postimg.org/9d8z9zjmz/mal_cze.jpg" width="221" height="307" /></p> <p><strong>Venue</strong>: Hibernians Stadium, Paola</p> <p><strong>Referee</strong>: Sébastien Boyer (France)</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl72" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SWITZ.</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">154</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">102</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">52</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">22</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CZECH REP</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">106</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">82</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">26</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CROATIA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">146</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">141</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">MALTA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">107</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">123</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-16</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">10</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ISRAEL</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">101</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">157</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-56</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview <br /></strong>Malta’s place in the competition seems secure so only pride is resting on this game for them. The Czech Republic on the other hand needs a win desperately to stay within reach of competition leaders Switzerland.</p> <p><strong>Previous Encounter <br /></strong>08.11.2014 Czech Republic 2-13 in Prague (REC 2A)</p> <p><strong>Malta Last Five P 5, W 2, L 3 <br /></strong>14.11.2015 v Croatia L 27-34 in Split (REC 2A) <br />25.04.2014 v Switzerland L 20-23 in Valetta (REC 2A) <br />18.04.2015 v Israel W 16-13 in Netanya (REC 2A) <br />08.11.2014 v Czech Republic L 13-27 in Prague (REC 2A) <br />01.11.2014 v Croatia W 31-26 in Valetta (REC 2A) <br /><strong> <br />Czech Republic Last Five P 5, W 3, D 1,L 1</strong> <br />24.10.2014 v Switzerland L 14-20 in Prague (REC 2A) <br />25.04.2014 v Israel D 26-26 in Prague (REC 2A) <br />11.04.2015 v Croatia W 12-9 in Zagreb (REC 2A) <br />08.11.2014 v Malta W 27-13 in Prague (REC 2A) <br />01.11.2014 v Switzerland W 27-14 in Nyon (REC 2A) <br /><strong> <br />GWC Rugby Rankings</strong> <br />Europe Table: Czech Republic 17th, Malta 23rd</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points</strong> <br />Czech Republic 49.61, Malta 47.21</p> <p><strong>Prediction</strong>: Czech Republic by 6 points. Score 22-16</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><strong>Czech Republic</strong></p> <p>1 Staněk, 2 Hruška, 3 Kubálek - 4 Wognitsch, 5 Voves - 6 Backa, 7 Havel, 8 Loutocký - 9 Schütz, 10 Jursík - 11 Čížek J, 12 Stejskal, 13 Pantůcek, 14 Kovář - 15 Čížek P.</p> <p><strong>lavička:</strong> 16 Mára, 17 Havlicek, 18 Okleštěk, 19 Vokrouhlík, 20 Kolář, 21 Soural, 22 Šimák, 23 Macháček L.</p> <p><a title="http://www.rugbyunion.cz/cs/article/518" href="http://www.rugbyunion.cz/cs/article/518">http://www.rugbyunion.cz/cs/article/518</a></p> <p>Malta team not available</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-38111606202058071562015-11-21T12:56:00.001+11:002015-11-21T12:56:47.705+11:00CUP OF NATIONS: Hong Kong v Russia<p><font color="#ff0000"><b>21.11.2015</b> <br /></font><strong><font color="#0000ff">Hong Kong v Russia in Hong Kong</font></strong> </p> <p><strong>Venue</strong>: Hong Kong Football Club</p> <p><strong>Results So Far</strong> <br /><font color="#ff0000"><strong>13.11.2015</strong> <br /></font>Russia 23, Portugal 12 <br />Hong Kong 30, Zimbabwe 11</p> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">17.11.2015</font></strong> <br />Russia 50, Zimbabwe 5 <br />Hong Kong 13, Portugal 6 <br /></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="398" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 67pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3254" width="89" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1133" span="span" width="31" /><col style="width: 24pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1170" span="span" width="32" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1133" span="span" width="31" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" height="20" width="89"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="32" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="32" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>BPL</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>BPT</strong></font></td> <td class="xl72" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">RUSSIA</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">73</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">56</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">HONG KONG</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">43</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">26</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">PORTUGAL</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">18</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">36</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-18</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ZIMBABWE</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">16</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-64</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl74" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview <br /></strong>Russia’s two test tour of Hong Kong last year was the first time these two teams met in a rugby test match. Russia proved too strong on both occasions.</p> <p>Russia has won both games so far convincingly and remain the favourites. Hong Kong did well to defeat Portugal mid week although the visitors were unlucky in that game.</p> <p>Hong Kong will need to play at their best to defeat the Bears. <br /> <br /><strong>Previous Encounters</strong> <br />15.11.2014 Russia 39-27 in Hong Kong <br />08.11.2014 Russia 31-10 in Hong Kong</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings</strong> <br />World Table: Russia 20th, Hong Kong 24th</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points <br /></strong>Russia 61.56, Hong Kong 58.19</p> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> Russia by 5 points. Score 26-21</p> <p><strong>TEAMS </strong></p> <p><strong>Hong Kong Squad</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GO7WCh4KuwE/Vk_PUgUruGI/AAAAAAAAPIw/oUVj1YGBPs4/s1600-h/32%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="32[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="32[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6OogHhsvvFs/Vk_PVsjinuI/AAAAAAAAPI4/_SxSPFCT2go/32%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="114" height="102" /></a></p> <p>Jack Aikman (Hong Kong Scottish) <br />Moses Bailey (Hong Kong Cricket Club) <br />Adam Butterfield (Hong Kong Football Club) <br />Charles Cheung Ho Ning (Hong Kong Scottish) <br />Rohan Cook (Hong Kong Cricket Club)* <br />James Cunningham (Kowloon RFC)* <br />Jack Delaforce (Hong Kong Cricket Club) <br />Paul Dwyer (Hong Kong Cricket Club) <br />Daniel Falvey (Hong Kong Football Club)* <br />Tobias Fenn (Valley RFC) <br />Adam Fullgrabe (Kowloon RFC)* <br />Adrian Griffiths (Hong Kong Cricket Club) <br />Gavin Hadley (Hong Kong Football Club) <br />Alexander Harris (Kowloon RFC) 29 tests <br />Nicholas Hewson (Capt.)( Valley RFC) 31 tests <br />Benjamin Higgins (Valley RFC) <br />Charles Higson-Smith (Hong Kong Football Club) <br />Alexander Kaleca (Hong Kong Scottish) <br />Matthew Lamming (Hong Kong Cricket Club)18 tests <br />Christopher McAdam (Kowloon RFC) <br />Thomas Marshall (Hong Kong Cricket Club)* <br />Alexander Ng Wai Shing (Valley RFC) 31 tests <br />Jack Parfitt (Hong Kong Scottish) <br />Jamie Pincott (Hong Kong Scottish)* <br />Bradley Raper (Hong Kong Cricket Club)* <br />Benjamin Rimene (Valley RFC) <br />Jamie Robinson (Hong Kong Cricket Club)* <br />Adam Rolston (Valley RFC) <br />Edmund Rolston (Valley RFC) <br />Niall Rowark (Hong Kong Football Club) <br />Tyler Spitz (USRC Tigers) <br />Jamie Tsang (Kowloon RFC)*</p> <p>*New test players</p> <p>Head Coach: Andrew Hall</p> <p><strong>Russia Squad</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OFpH0Lz3M7g/Vk_PWbyGmzI/AAAAAAAAPJA/YM5I9ai6TIY/s1600-h/rugby_russia_en_150%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="rugby_russia_en_150[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="rugby_russia_en_150[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M_0_BfuYEyQ/Vk_PXd58eiI/AAAAAAAAPJI/xvQLgGINJ_E/rugby_russia_en_150%25255B1%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" height="154" /></a></p> <p>Denis Antonov (Slava Moscow) <br />Vasily Artemyev (Krasny Yar) <br />Denis Barabantsev (Yenisei-STM) * <br />Alexander Bezverkhov (Yenisei-STM) <br />Azamat Bitiev (Krasny Yar) <br />Daniel Chegodaev (VVA-Moscow) <br />Leo Derksen (Metallurg Novokuznetsk)* <br />Vasily Dorofeev (Krasny Yar) <br />Eugene Elgin (Yenisei-STM) * <br />Igor Galinovsky (Krasny Yar) <br />Andrei Garbuzov (Krasny Yar) <br />Tagir Gadzhiev*(VVA-Moscow) <br />German Godlyuk (Slava Moscow) <br />Kirill Gotovtsev (Krasny Yar) * <br />Viktor Gresev (Krasny Yar) <br />Nikita Ilienko (Yenisei-STM) <br />Alexander Ivanov (VVA-Moscow) * <br />Alexander Khudyakov (Krasny Yar) <br />Andrew Lizogub (VVA-Moscow) <br />Alex Makovetskii (Krasny Yar) <br />Yevgeny Matveyev (VVA-Moscow) <br />Andrew Otrokov (Krasny Yar) <br />Vladimir Podrezov (VVA-Moscow) <br />Vladimir Rudenko (Krasny Yar) <br />Sergei Sekisov (VVA-Moscow) <br />Sergey Stepanov (Slava Moscow) <br />Anton Sychev (Metallurg Novokuznetsk) * <br />Alexey Volkov (VVA-Moscow) </p> <p>*New cap <br /> <br />Google translation from <a href="http://www.rugby.ru/new/russkij-sostav-sbornoj-rossii-po-regbi-na-sbor-pered-cup-of-nations.html">http://www.rugby.ru/new/russkij-sostav-sbornoj-rossii-po-regbi-na-sbor-pered-cup-of-nations.html</a></p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-77170540440228727702015-11-21T12:13:00.001+11:002015-11-21T12:13:21.390+11:00CUP OF NATIONS: Portugal v Zimbabwe<p><font color="#ff0000"><b>21.11.2015</b> <br /></font><strong><font color="#0000ff">Portugal v Zimbabwe in Hong Kong <br /></font> <br />Results So Far</strong> <br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">13.11.2015</font></strong> <br />Russia 23, Portugal 12 <br />Hong Kong 30, Zimbabwe 11</p> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">17.11.2015</font></strong> <br />Russia 50, Zimbabwe 5 <br />Hong Kong 13, Portugal 6</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="398" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 67pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3254" width="89" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1133" span="span" width="31" /><col style="width: 24pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1170" span="span" width="32" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1133" span="span" width="31" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" height="20" width="89"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="32" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="32" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>BPL</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>BPT</strong></font></td> <td class="xl72" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">RUSSIA</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">73</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">56</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">HONG KONG</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">43</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">26</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">PORTUGAL</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">18</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">36</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-18</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ZIMBABWE</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">16</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-64</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl74" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview <br /></strong> <br />This tournament is exactly what world rugby reeds. Test matches between nations of different regions so as to bring some sense into world rugby rankings.</p> <p>This match is the playoff for 3rd-4th. Both teams have disappointed at this tournament with both teams looking for their first win.</p> <p>This is the first time these two nations have meet in a test rugby match.</p> <p><strong>GWC Rankings <br /></strong>World Table: Zimbabwe 25th, Portugal 26th</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points <br /></strong>Zimbabwe 55.28, Portugal 55.26</p> <p><strong>Prediction</strong>: This will be close. Portugal by 3 points. Score 21-18</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><strong>Portugal Squad</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mZhLFZO15qI/Vk_Eq8TitPI/AAAAAAAAPHc/PqtceB_SHx4/s1600-h/33%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="33[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="33[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4-rR26Pe_Ds/Vk_FJ0f4hlI/AAAAAAAAPHs/tYelwIyLfPk/33%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="116" height="93" /></a></p> <p>Michael Andrade (Western Province, South Africa) <br />Francisco Appleton (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Tomás Appleton (Darligton Mowden Park RFC, England) <br />Pedro Bettencourt Ávila (ASM Clermont Auvergne, France) <br />Manuel Costa (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Francisco Domingues (Provence Rugby, France)<b> <br /></b>Thibault De Freitas (ASV Lavaur, France) <br />David dos Reis (RC Nimois, France) <br />Francisco Fernandes (AS Béziers Rugby) <br />José Lima (US Carcassonne, France) <br />João Lino (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Miguel Macedo (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Francisco Pinto Magalhães (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Duarte Marques (AEIS Técnico) <br />Bruno Medeiros (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Tomás Noronha (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Bruno Rocha (AEIS Técnico) <br />Francisco Silva (GD Direito)<b> <br /></b>João Diogo Silva (AA Coimbra) <br />Francisco Sousa (GDS Cascais) <br />Michael Tadjer (RC SU Agen, France) <br />Diogo Van den Toorn (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Salvador Vassalo (GDS Cascais) <br />Maxime Vaz (ASM Clermont Auvergne, France) <br />Francisco Viera (CD Univ.Lisboa) <br />Miguel Vilaça (CD Univ.Lisboa)</p> <p>Adapted from http://www.fpr.pt/ficheiros_site_fpr/imagens/noticias/2015114182911.%203%20-%20Hong%20Kong%20Cup%20of%20Nations.pdf</p> <p><strong>Zimbabwe Squad</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RrHktJFAUwg/Vk_FK0lyNiI/AAAAAAAAPH4/nIU5W7F160k/s1600-h/27%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="27[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="27[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oeNsU5Q5mpo/Vk_FL9DhYsI/AAAAAAAAPIA/MAwVefiGsUc/27%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="108" height="107" /></a></p> <p>Ngonidzashe Chibuwe* <br />Tafadzwa Chitokwindo <br />Jan Ferreira (Spanish Club) <br />Stephan Hunduza <br />Charles Jiji <br />David Kapuya* <br />Kuziva Kazembe* <br />Brian Makamure <br />Tichafara Makwanya (vice-captain) <br />Malvern Maparura* <br />Tafadzwa Mhende (Harare Sports Club) <br />Farai Mudariki <br />Tatenda Murwira <br />Denford Mutamangira (captain) <br />Royal Mwale <br />Nico Nyemba <br />Riaan O’Neil <br />Andrew Rose <br />Alva Senderayi* <br />Gerald Sibanda <br />Sanele Sibanda <br />Gabriel Sipapati* <br />Manasah Sita (German Club) <br />Biselele Tshamala <br />Lungile Tshuma (USA Club) <br />Martin Wolfenden (Coventry RFC, England) <br />*New caps <br />Head Coach: Cyprian Mandenge</p> <p>http://rugby.co.zw/2015/11/09/sables-off-to-hong-kong-cup-of-nations/</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-11987637786918275962015-11-21T11:50:00.001+11:002015-11-21T11:51:18.842+11:00TEST RUGBY THIS WEEKEND: Saturday 21 November<p><b><font color="#ff0000">21.11.2015</font></b> <br />Portugal v Zimbabwe in Hong Kong (Cup of Nations) <br />Hong Kong v Russia in Hong Kong (Cup of Nations) <br />Spain v Chile in Torrelavega (Friendly) <br />Malta v Czech Republic in Valette (REC 2A) <br />Guatemala v El Salvador in Guatemala City (Herman Arrúa Cup)</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-10171429099169449142015-11-14T10:39:00.001+11:002015-11-14T10:39:32.613+11:00AWAY<p>The next update of this blog will be Tuesday 18 November as I will be away</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-37055996623811440922015-11-14T10:38:00.001+11:002015-11-14T10:38:27.895+11:00POLAND v MOLDOVA: REC 1B<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">14.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><strong>Venue</strong>: National Stadium, Warsaw</p> <p><strong>Referee:</strong> Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">BELGIUM</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">146</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">112</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">134</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">28</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">UKRAINE</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">155</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">111</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">44</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">22</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">MOLDOVA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">180</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">90</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">90</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">20</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">POLAND</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">146</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">187</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-41</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">15</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl74" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000">NETHERLANDS</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">81</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">74</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">10</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SWEDEN</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">87</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">319</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-211</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview <br /></strong>Not a lot at stake in this test rugby match. Poland could well be a weakened squad if the French clubs hold their players. Moldova underperform away but if they are at any strength they should defeat the hosts.</p> <p><strong>Prediction <br /></strong>Moldova by 9 points. Score 27-18 <br /></p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><strong>Poland Squad</strong></p> <p>Original selection 03.11.2015 but changes are expected as a number of France-based players may not be released.</p> <p>01. Kamil Bobryk - CS Vienne (Francja) <br />02. Radosław Bysewski - Arka Gdynia <br />03. Marcin Wilczuk - Ogniwo Sopot <br />04. Sławomir Kaszuba - Lechia Gdańsk <br />05. Adrian Chróściel - Pogoń Siedlce <br />06. Grzegorz Janiec - CA Saint Etienne (Francja) <br />07. Paweł Dąbrowski - Arka Gdynia <br />08. Paweł Poniatowski - CO Creusot Bourgogne (Francja) <br />09. Stanisław Powała-Niedźwiecki - Ogniwo Sopot <br />10. Tomasz Hebda - RC Strasbourg (Francja) <br />11. Piotr Karpiński II - Budowlani Łódź SA <br />12. Mateusz Bartoszek - SMRC Saint Medard (Francja) <br />13. Michał Mirosz - Budowlani Łódź SA <br />14. Dawid Banaszek - Arka Gdynia <br />15. Patryk Reksulak - Budowlani Łódź SA <br />16. Łukasz  Szostek - Arka Gdynia <br />17. Dawid Plichta - Orkan Sochaczew <br />18. Tomasz Gasik - Orkan Sochaczew <br />19. Rafał Szrejber - Arka Gdynia <br />20. Tomasz Rokicki - Lechia Gdańsk <br />21. Radosław Rakowski - Arka Gdynia <br />22. Szymon Sirocki - Arka Gdynia <br />23. Victor Pradeau - RC Arras (Francja)</p> <p>Head Coach: Marek Płonka</p> <p>On standby</p> <p>Rafał Kwiatkowski - Arka Gdynia <br />Grzegorz Buczek - Lechia Gdańsk <br />Robert Graban - Ogniwo Sopot <br />Robert Kwiatkowski - Lechia Gdańsk <br />Marek Grabowski - Budowlani Łódź SA <br />Piotr Psuj - Pogoń Siedlce</p> <p><a href="http://pzrugby.pl/news/aktualnosc/PNEKadranaPolskavMoldawia,1594">http://pzrugby.pl/news/aktualnosc/PNEKadranaPolskavMoldawia,1594</a></p> <p>Moldova squad not available.</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-19400098910208099212015-11-14T10:14:00.001+11:002015-11-14T10:14:15.095+11:00RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP: Division 2A<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">14.11.2015 <br /></font></strong>Switzerland v Israel in Auvsey (REC 2A) <br />Croatia v Malta in Split (REC 2A)</p> <p><img src="http://www.suisserugby.com/typo3temp/_processed_/csm_poster_SRD_14.11.2015_01_15e61799aa.jpg" width="197" height="276" /></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl72" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SWITZ.</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">126</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">99</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">27</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">18</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CZECH REP</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">106</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">82</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">26</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CROATIA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">112</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">124</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-12</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">12</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">MALTA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">89</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-9</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ISRAEL</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">98</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">129</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-31</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Previews</strong> <br />Switzerland should account for Israel at home. Croatia and Malta slug out a middle of the table clash which should see the home team win.</p> <p><strong>Predictions</strong> <br />Switzerland by 18 v Israel. Score 32-14 <br />Croatia by 15 v Malta. Score 36-21</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><strong>Switzerland Squad</strong></p> <p>SCHAERER , Benjamin , RC Kourou <br />CHAMAND , Romain , RC GPLO <br />BARTSCHI , Clément , l'US Romans <br />GUYOU , Nicolas , RC Tricastin <br />ALBER , Edgar , CS Vienne <br />WULLSCHLEGGER , Jonathan , SO Givors -Rugby <br />POMMIES , Ludovic , RC LUC <br />LIN , Cyril , RC Nyon <br />DOY , Benjamin , l'USBPA <br />HIRSCH , Gaëtan , RC GPLO <br />HEINRICH , Lucas , CSBJ <br />GUYOU , Matthieu , RCACP <br />MONTIEL , Ghislain , RC Saint Médard en Jalles <br />HIRSCH , Sylvain , RC GPLO <br />GERY , Thibault , RC Servette <br />RONZA , Manuel , RC LUC <br />MORITZ , Benjamin , RC Avusy <br />COULLON , Alexandre , RC Nyon <br />ASPIROZ DE ACHAVAL , Matias , RC Stade Lausanne <br />GREENHALGH , Henry , Angleterre <br />LUKUSA , Jeremie , RC Pontarlier <br />GANGATH , Francis , RC Hermance <br />HUSTAIX , Dorian , RC Servette</p> <p><a href="http://www.suisserugby.com/uploads/tx_news/Liste_selectionnes__Suisse_Israel_14112015_FINAL.pdf">http://www.suisserugby.com/uploads/tx_news/Liste_selectionnes__Suisse_Israel_14112015_FINAL.pdf</a></p> <p>Other squads not available</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-91969090206067837852015-11-14T10:06:00.001+11:002015-11-14T10:06:51.881+11:00RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP: Division 2C<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">14.11.2015 <br /></font></strong>Slovenia v Denmark in Ljubliana (REC 2C) <br />Luxembourg v Serbia in Luxembourg (REC 2C)</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl74" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000">LUXEMBOURG</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">115</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">35</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">22</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SLOVENIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">127</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">70</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">65</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">19</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">AUSTRIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">98</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">143</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-45</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">11</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SERBIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">67</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">142</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-75</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">DENMARK</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">89</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">114</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-25</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview</strong> <br />Slovenia shouldn’t have too many problems winning against Denmark at home. They won away the first leg match 16-10 and were very strong against Serbia last weekend. A win is essential if they are to close in on Luxembourg at the top of the table.</p> <p>Serbia showed spirit against Slovenia last weekend and nearly scored a fourth try towards the end of the match. Their task against Luxembourg away will be very difficult as the North European team is riding a high and is at home.</p> <p><strong>Predictions</strong> <br />Slovenia by 22 v Denmark: Score 31-9 <br />Luxembourg by 20 v Serbia. Score 32-12 <br /></p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><strong>Slovenia Squad</strong></p> <p>- Tit Hočevar (Germany - RGH Heidelberg) <br />- Sebastjan Rman (RAK Olimpija) <br />-Jernej Šercer (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Žiga Vrhunec (Scotland - GHA Rugby Club) <br />- Mirt Suljič (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Max Skofič (England - Waterloo) <br />- Lewis Popadec(England - Winscombe RFC) <br />- Peter Kavčič (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Jaka Sajevic (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Žiga Burnik (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Grega Miljuš (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Jack Skofič (England - Tarleton RUFC) <br />- Anže Troppan (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Rok Zaletel (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Andrej Šubic (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Blaž Pilko (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Domen Dobnikar (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Guillaume Trôu-poh Delmas (France - USO Massif Central Paris) <br />- Blaž Habjanič (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Gal Okič (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Matic Martinjak (RK Maribor) <br />- Marko Udovč (RK Ljubljana) <br />- Luka Medved (RK Maribor) <br />- Dali Suljič ( New Zealand - Marist Saints RLC ) <br />- Frankie Skofic (England - Leeds met university) <br />- Goran Jelinčič (England - Beverley RUFC )</p> <p>Thanks to ‘mili368’ at <a href="http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=740">http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=740</a></p> <p><strong>Denmark Squad</strong></p> <p>Rasmus Dufke, Hamlet (Captain) <br />Jeppe Maagaard Holm, Speed <br />Emil Bentzen, Speed <br />Johannes Mackeprang, Speed <br />Richard Groom, FRK <br />Tomas Mayne, FRK <br />Gerard Hounou, Speed <br />Ruben Garcia Pedersen, Speed <br />Simon Magaard Holm, Speed <br />Malte Madsen, Speed <br />Sebastian Vernon, CSR/Nanok <br />Yuriy Byelskyy, CSR/Nanok <br />Jonathan Egholm Nexmand, Cowbridge/Hundested <br />Emil Enna, Speed <br />Birk Mygind Grønfeldt, FRK <br />Michael Friis Larsen, Aalborg <br />Chrsitian Ørskov Olsen, Aalborg <br />Niels Gotfredsen, ARK <br />Mikkel S. Jensen, ARK <br />Andreas Robertson, Esher RFC <br />Joshua Jensen, Swindon <br />Christian Melgaard, Oslo <br />Gaspard Nau Valbak, VGA Saint Maur <br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.rugby.dk/nyheder/landshold/9 ... -slovenien">http://www.rugby.dk/nyheder/landshold/9 ... -slovenien</a> <br /></p> <p><strong>Serbia Squad</strong></p> <p>1. Vladimir Đukić, 1988, Rad, 24 caps <br />2. Istok Totić, 1995, Ardrossan Academicals - Scotland, 5 <br />3. Vlastimir Sretenovic, 1991, Crvena zvezda, 14 <br />4. Mirko Rankovic, 1994, Rad, 2 <br />5. Vlado Radeka, 1995, Rad, 6 <br />6. Aleksandar Mađanovic, 1993, Crvena zvezda, 7 <br />7. Predrag Keglic, 1996, Crvena zvezda, 2 <br />8. Boris Martic (c), 1987, Crvena zvezda, 28 <br />9. Julien Matijasevic, 1994, Stade Langonnais - France, 1 <br />10. Andrija Jankovic, 1985, Crvena zvezda, 10 <br />11. Aleksandar Nedeljkovic, 1994, Crvena zvezda, 6 <br />12. Luka Kecman, 1994, Partizan, 3 <br />13. Miladin Živanov, 1988, Rad, 24 <br />14. Vitor LJubičić, 1991, 9 <br />15. Igor Dejanović, 1988, Partizan, 16 <br />16. Predrag Vraneš, 1986, Rad, 14 <br />17. Aleksandar LJubičić, 1995, Partizan, 1 <br />18. Đorđe Preradojević, 1995, Partizan, 3 <br />19. Aleksa Sosic, 1996, Krusevac, - <br />20. Novica Miovcic, 1988, Crvena zvezda, - <br />21. Miloš LJubičić, 1996, Partizan, 1 <br />22. Uros Babic, 1990, Rad, 14 <br />23. Marko Isailovic, 1996, Rad, 1 <br />24. Petar Bucan, 1990, Crvena zvezda, - <br />25. Uros Martinovic, 1995, Rad, 1 <br />Coach: Michel Milovic <br />Starting line up average age is 23 years 8 months! Probably the youngest team in history of Serbian rugby. <br />Twelve od 23 players are younger than 21 !!</p> <p>Thanks to ‘Luka37’ at <a href="http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=739">http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=739</a></p> <p><strong>Luxembourg Squad</strong></p> <p>Saman Rezapour (captain) <br />Benjamin Blanchet <br />Phillip Barnard <br />Yannick Boone <br />Adam Marcus <br />John Fitzpatrick <br />Flavien Grimmer <br />Christian Olsen <br />Sean Carroll <br />Jean-Baptiste Vert <br />Romain Kimmel <br />François Simon <br />Thomas Kremmer <br />Will Dennis <br />Scott Browne <br />Max Dozin <br />James Clarke <br />Yared Ketema <br />Tertius Barnard <br />Christopher Rossa <br />Philippe Vimond <br />Adrien Timmermans <br />Ciaran Keane</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-65004442281676183022015-11-14T09:38:00.001+11:002015-11-14T09:38:39.636+11:00CONSUR B: Final Day<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">14.11.2015 <br /></font></strong>Colombia v Peru in Lima (CONSUR B, Final) <br />Venezuela v Ecuador in Lima (CONSUR B, Playoff 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>)</p> <p><strong>Preview</strong> <br />Colombia look the goods to take this tournament again. Hosts Peru will no doubt put up their best performance in an effort to take the title.</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-64368174897259276442015-11-14T08:46:00.001+11:002015-11-14T08:46:38.498+11:00TEST RUGBY THIS WEEKEND<p><font color="#ff0000"><b>14.11.2015</b> <br /></font>Poland v Moldova in Warsaw (REC 1B) <br />Switzerland v Israel in Geneva (REC 2A) <br />Croatia v Malta in Split (REC 2A) <br />Slovenia v Denmark (REC 2C) <br />Luxembourg v Serbia in Luxembourg (REC 2C) <br />Colombia v Peru in Lima (CONSUR B, Final) <br />Venezuela v Ecuador in Lima (CONSUR B, Playoff 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>) <br />Honduras v Guatemala in Las Vagas (Friendly-First test for Honduras?)-<font color="#ff0000">Postponed to 28 Nov.</font></p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-88891003477548904512015-11-14T08:44:00.001+11:002015-11-14T08:44:53.926+11:002015 CUP OF NATIONS: Day 1<p><b><font color="#ff0000">13.11.2015</font></b> <br />Russia 23, Portugal 12 in Hong Kong <br />Hong Kong 30, Zimbabwe 11 in Hong Kong </p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hkrugby.com//images/landscape_creative_screen_V4_LR-1280x720.jpg" width="393" height="222" /> <br /></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="395" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 67pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3254" width="89" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1133" span="span" width="31" /><col style="width: 24pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1170" span="span" width="32" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1133" span="span" width="31" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" height="20" width="89"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="32" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="32" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>BPL</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>BPT</strong></font></td> <td class="xl72" style="border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: silver" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">HONG KONG</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">30</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">11</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">19</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">RUSSIA</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">23</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">12</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">11</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl67" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">PORTUGAL</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">12</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">23</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-11</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" height="20"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ZIMBABWE</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">11</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">30</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-19</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl74" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ccffff" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>Data from <a href="http://www.rugbyinternational.net">www.rugbyinternational.net</a></p> <p>Tournament favourites Hong Kong (hosts) and Russia got their campaign up and running with wins on day one. Hong Kong also got the only bonus point of the day whilst Zimbabwe seemed to struggle with the damp and humid conditions.</p> <p><strong>Reports</strong> <br /><a title="http://www.worldrugby.org/news/123242" href="http://www.worldrugby.org/news/123242">http://www.worldrugby.org/news/123242</a> <br /><a title="http://www.hkrugby.com/news/hong-kong-and-russia-take-early-leads-in-inaugural-hkru-cup-of-nations" href="http://www.hkrugby.com/news/hong-kong-and-russia-take-early-leads-in-inaugural-hkru-cup-of-nations">http://www.hkrugby.com/news/hong-kong-and-russia-take-early-leads-in-inaugural-hkru-cup-of-nations</a></p> <p><strong>Next Two Days <br /> <br /><font color="#ff0000">17.11.2015 <br /></font></strong>Zimbabwe v Russia in Hong Kong (Cup of Nations) <br />Hong Kong v Portugal in Hong Kong (Cup of Nations)</p> <p><font color="#ff0000"><b>21.11.2015</b> <br /></font>Portugal v Zimbabwe in Hong Kong (Cup of Nations) <br />Hong Kong v Russia in Hong Kong (Cup of Nations)</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-20424253421908815432015-11-10T22:45:00.001+11:002015-11-10T22:45:58.928+11:00CONSUR B: Day 2<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">11.11.2015</font> <br /><font color="#0000ff">G3.Colombia v Venezuela in Lima (CONSUR B)</font></strong></p> <p>Last year Colombia won this competition and defeated Venezuela 27-10 in the process. Colombia looks the goods to take this competition again and they should win this one.</p> <p>Prediction: Colombia by 7 points. Score 22-15</p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff">G4.Peru v Ecuador in Lima (CONSUR B)</font></strong></p> <p>Just how much has Ecuador improved from last year? This match should sort that question out. Peru will likely rest a few players before their big clash with Colombia on Saturday. This will give Ecuador a chance to post a respectable result.</p> <p>Prediction: Peru by 28 points. Score 45-17</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-77604088715077213262015-11-09T19:30:00.001+11:002015-11-09T20:00:09.236+11:00CONSUR B<p><font color="#ff0000"><b>08.11.2015</b> <br /></font>Colombia 72, Ecuador 13 in Lima (CONSUR B) <br />Peru 24, Venezuela 10 in Lima (CONSUR B)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal"><img alt="" src="https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12208500_915215975228797_2275898866259189208_n.jpg?oh=3f41b48c9d5bb9276979c6ab3a57c775&oe=56F64638" width="259" height="173" /> <br /><font size="1">Peru caused an upset at CONSUR B <br />Image thanks to Peru RU facebook</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal">Peru caused an upset at the CONSUR B tournament in Lima with a convincing 24-10 win over Venezuela. Colombia outplayed Ecuador in the first game of the day but the Ecuadorians were a greatly improved side than the one last that conceded 100 points against the same opposition.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal">Colombia against Peru could well be the decider in this competition.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal"><strong>Wednesday’s Fixtures <br /><font color="#ff0000">11.11.2015</font> <br /></strong>G3.Colombia v Venezuela in Lima (CONSUR B)<b> <br /></b>G4.Peru v Ecuador in Lima (CONSUR B)</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-52730194207987344942015-11-08T23:06:00.001+11:002015-11-08T23:06:05.361+11:00RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font color="#000000">Division 1B</font></strong></p> <p>Moldova 25, Sweden 7 in Malmo</p> <p>Sweden were considerably weakened by the decision of a number of leading players to represent Sweden in a sevens tournament. Even so they did well to hold the much respected Moldovan side who seriously underperforms away from home, usually because a number of top players are usually unavailable.</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">BELGIUM</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">146</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">112</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">134</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">28</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">UKRAINE</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">155</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">111</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">44</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">22</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">MOLDOVA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">180</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">90</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">90</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">20</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">POLAND</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">146</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">187</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-41</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">15</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl74" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000">NETHERLANDS</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">81</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">74</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">10</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SWEDEN</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">87</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">319</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-211</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Division 2A</strong></p> <p>Croatia 26, Israel 21 in Netanya</p> <p>Israel failed to take advantage of their home ground against Croatia although they did get a bonus point. </p> <p>Israel’s next game is a very tough one away to Switzerland. They’ll be hoping for a repeat performance against front contender Czech Republic when they drew 26-26 in Prague. Croatia will host Malta next weekend.</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl72" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SWITZ.</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">126</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">99</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">27</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">18</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CZECH REP</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">106</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">82</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">26</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CROATIA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">112</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">124</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-12</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">12</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">MALTA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">89</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-9</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ISRAEL</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">98</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">129</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-31</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Division 2B</strong></p> <p>Latvia 31, Cyprus 3 in Paphos</p> <p>The once invincible Cyprus team, and world record holder of the most consecutive test rugby wins, has fallen on hard times in this division. They were promoted last season but have failed to fire against the stronger opposition in this division.</p> <p>Neither team is playing next weekend.</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>TL</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">LITHUANIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">230</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">107</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">123</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">30</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">LATVIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">141</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">108</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">33</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">19</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CYPRUS</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">90</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">121</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-25</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ANDORRA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">79</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">136</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-57</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">HUNGARY</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">101</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">170</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-69</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Division 2C</strong></p> <p>Slovenia 33, Serbia 17 in Belgrade</p> <p>This was the third match in the REC games this weekend in which the home side lost. Serbia were outplayed by their northern rugby rivals despite nearly scoring a fourth (and bonus) try towards the end. </p> <p>The Serbs will have a tough away game against Luxembourg next weekend whilst Slovenia hosts Denmark at home.</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-59799841077473250672015-11-08T22:49:00.001+11:002015-11-08T22:49:22.873+11:00NACRA Caribbean Championship. South Playoff<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></strong> <br />Barbados 17, British Virgin Islands 15 in Tortola.</p> <p>This win means that Barbados stays in the first division South whilst BVI remains in the second. </p> <p>The match USA South v Bahamas was also scheduled for today but nothing can be found about this game. If this is the case Bahamas stays in Division 1 whilst, surprisingly, USA South remains in North Division 2.</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-13733323964734424992015-11-08T22:45:00.001+11:002015-11-08T22:45:07.990+11:00TEST RUGBY RESULTS: Test Friendly<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></strong> <br />Costa Rica 72, Panama 25 in San Jose</p> <p>These two teams will meet again next month in the CONSUR C competition to be held in El Salvador.</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-726506226151372552015-11-08T22:37:00.001+11:002015-11-08T22:37:02.817+11:00CONSUR B 2015: Day 1<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">08.11.2015 <br /></font>Teams</strong>: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru</p> <p><strong>Venue</strong>: Newton College, La Molina, Lima, Peru</p> <p><strong>Previous Winners <br /></strong>2000-Brazil, 2001-Brazil, 2002-Brazil, 2003-Venezuela, 2004-Paraguay, 2005-Paraguay, 2006-Brazil, 2007-Brazil, 2008-Brazil, 2009-Colombia, 2010-Peru <br />2011-Venezuela, 2012-Paraguay, 2013-Paraguay, 2014-Colombia</p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff">Colombia v Ecuador</font></strong></p> <p>Referee:</p> <p><strong>Preview <br /></strong>Ecuador struggled at this level last year, conceding over a hundred points against Colombia. They face last years champion side first up. The same or similar could happen again although one would expect some improvement from Ecuador</p> <p><strong>Previous Encounter</strong> <br />31.08.2014 Colombia 112-0 in Apartado (CONSUR B)</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings <br /></strong>CONSUR Table: Colombia 6th, Ecuador 9th</p> <p>World Rugby Rankings do not apply as Ecuador is not a full member</p> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> Colombia in a canter by 65 points. Score 73-8</p> <p><strong>TEAMS <br /> <br />Colombia Squad</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P4sq-H0XQEI/Vj8zxF95HMI/AAAAAAAAPE8/MwUjhp3J6dc/s1600-h/49%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="49[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="49[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZPJsDjJO3dY/Vj8zx072TUI/AAAAAAAAPFE/7hAoq0SlSN4/49%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="114" height="79" /></a> <br /></strong> <br />1.JAIDER PEMBERTHY (ANTIOQUIA) <br />2.MANUEL CORREA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />3.EMMANUEL MENDOZA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />4.ANDRES QUINTERO (ANTIOQUIA) <br />5.GERSON ORTIZ (ANTIOQUIA) <br />6.SANTIAGO MEJIA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />7.SEBASTIAN MEJIA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />8.JORGE ALVAREZ (ANTIOQUIA) <br />9.DANI GIRALDO (ANTIOQUIA) <br />10.ANDRES ZAFRA (NORTE DE SANTANDER) <br />11.JHON ALVAREZ (ANTIOQUIA) <br />12.ENRIQUE GONZALEZ (GUAJIRA) <br />13.MAURICIO ESPINAL (ANTIOQUIA) <br />14.PABLO LASSO (VALLE) <br />15.PABLO VALDERRAMA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />16.EMMANUEL BEDOYA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />17.CAMILO CADAVID (ANTIOQUIA) <br />18.CRISTIAN RODALLEGAS (ANTIOQUIA) <br />19.BRAYAN CAMPIÑO (VALLE) <br />20.ARLEY URRUTIA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />21.ANDRES FELIPE ALVAREZ (ANTIOQUIA) <br />22.JUAN GABRIEL DAVILA (ANTIOQUIA) <br />23.JUAN ROBERTO VARGAS (VALLE) <br />24.EDUARDO VASQUEZ (ANTIOQUIA) <br />25.JEFFERSON BORJA (ANTIOQUIA) <br /> <br />Head Coach: RAUL VESGA MUJICA <br /><a href="http://fecorugby.co/FCR/?p=1413">http://fecorugby.co/FCR/?p=1413</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mRS2PVAohLU/Vj8zy2NDmKI/AAAAAAAAPFQ/J-4c1zn-4_g/s1600-h/Untitled-1_reasonably_small%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.png"><img title="Untitled-1_reasonably_small[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Untitled-1_reasonably_small[1]" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6X1l2RS8FssHTugPpPiMl1aZYCVJ84Wy5X654s6TY14L2tF3FjFSj2GPBQEc5wA6avm4Mb7cwamvI3VG9c2Q6KP1dqZYLmtoNa2Aijy1onS_Hbd-t7oQoVCtbFLY_19fgHowmwA5_ODY/?imgmax=800" width="132" height="132" /></a></p> <p><strong>Ecuador Squad</strong></p> <p>Jonathan Arroyo (Tiburones A.N.D. RC) <br />Jonathan Auria (Tiburones A.N.D. RC) <br />Edison Avellaneda (Jibaros RC) <br />Haccer Benavides (Jibaros RC) <br />Jair Benavides (Jibaros RC) <br />Leonardo Cabezas (Monos RC) <br />John Cacpata (Jibaros RC) <br />Vicente Centeno (Yaguares RC) <br />Luis Cordero (Monos RC) <br />José de la Gazca (Monos RC) <br />Juan Gálvez (Jibaros RC) <br />Santiago Gálvez (Jibaros RC) <br />Luis Hinostroza (Yaguares RC) <br />Edwin Lastra (Tiburones A.N.D. RC) <br />Kevin Lliguicota (Monos RC) <br />Said López (Jibaros RC) <br />Ivan Macias (Yaguares RC) <br />Edison Méndez (Carneros RC) <br />Guillermo Orrico (Nomadas RC)Pichincha <br />Bryan Romero (Monos RC) <br />Gustavo Salvador (Cerberos RC) <br />Manolo Silva (Jibaros RC) <br />Andrés Solano (Yaguares RC) <br />Marco Troya (Cerberos RC) <br />Luigui Villacis (Yaguares RC) <br />Head Coach: Luis Zamora</p> <p>Adapted from http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2015/10/21/ecuador-name-25-man-roster-for-south-american-b/</p> <p><strong><font color="#0000ff">Venezuela v Peru</font></strong></p> <p>Referee:</p> <p><strong>Preview</strong></p> <p>These two teams have played each other annually since 2000. Venezuela has won 10, Peru 5. Venezuela has established superiority over Peru in the last four games.</p> <p>Peru as hosts will have an advantage although in the four encounters in Lima the results are shared.</p> <p>The winner of the will be between these two teams and Colombia. <br /><strong> <br />Last Fiv</strong><strong>e </strong><strong>Encounters V 4, P 1</strong> <br />31.08.2014 Venezuela 33-28 in Apartado (CONSUR B) <br />30.08.2013 Venezuela 29-25 in Asuncion (CONSUR B) <br />09.09.2012 Venezuela 28-17 in Valencia (WCQ Americas; CONSUR B) <br />27.08.2011 Venezuela 17-15 in Lima (CONSUR B) <br />25.10.2010 Peru 13-5 in Medellin (CONSUR B)</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings</strong> <br />CONSUR Table: Venezuela 7th, Peru 8th</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points</strong> <br />Venezuela 41.65, Peru 38.84</p> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> A close one, Venezuela by 2 points. Score 27-25</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E77dSKrRKiU/Vj8z0pm8zWI/AAAAAAAAPFg/EEjyvit0mZ0/s1600-h/80px-Perulogo%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.png"><img title="80px-Perulogo[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="80px-Perulogo[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WtmL2kfU99s/Vj8z1sg1slI/AAAAAAAAPFs/sxOlDB56qaM/80px-Perulogo%25255B1%25255D_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="84" height="112" /></a></p> <p><strong>Peru Squad</strong></p> <p>Jorge Abugattas (Newton COB-UPC) <br />Mauricio Arias (Old Markhamians RFC) <br />Michael Aramayo (Old Markhamians RFC) <br />Rodrigo Calderon (Newton COB- UPC)* <br />Joshua Carnero (Centro Naval del Perú) <br />Diego Choy (Newton COB-UPC) <br />Daniel Cino (Newton COB-UPC) <br />Christian Corzo (Universidad de Lima RC) <br />Giorgio Crolle (Newton COB- UPC) <br />Juan Del Pino (Centro Naval del Perú) <br />Francisco Deustua (Newton COB-UPC) <br />Diego Diaz (Newton COB- UPC) <br />Carlos Garcia (Newton COB-UPC) <br />Mirko Kovacic (Newton COB- UPC) <br />Renato Lecca (Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola) <br />Gonzalo Mansilla (Universidad de Lima RC) <br />Mariano Martin (Universidad de Lima RC) <br />Miguel Mego (Alumni RC) <br />Jose Maria Pareja (Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola) <br />Christian Piskulich (Markhamians RA) <br />Augusto Robles (Universidad de Lima RC) <br />Diego Suarez (Newton COB-UPC) <br />Carlos Sotomayor (Alumni RC) <br />Luigi Tejeda (Universidad de Lima RC) <br />Erick Woolcott (Alpamayo Blues RC)</p> <p>Adapted from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rugbyperu/photos/pcb.734634583333995/734634510000669/?type=3&theater">https://www.facebook.com/rugbyperu/photos/pcb.734634583333995/734634510000669/?type=3&theater</a> and my own team lists and research on Google.</p> <p>*Also selected for South American XV</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ims16U9I-ZI/Vj8z2TlmNUI/AAAAAAAAPF0/Lojw42jEnl0/s1600-h/98%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="98[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="98[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2x2Z9WZ8eUI/Vj8z3XqgGUI/AAAAAAAAPF8/czB0NpglanU/98%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="104" height="70" /></a></p> <p>Venezuela Squad not available</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-10554871497063321302015-11-07T22:50:00.001+11:002015-11-07T22:50:22.492+11:00SWEDEN V MOLDOVA: REC 1B<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><img alt="Image" src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12112124_990324881028976_1839436153817185779_n.jpg?oh=605b30599e620ff0eef5a40c34b46e41&oe=56F74F3F" width="333" height="201" /></p> <p><strong>Venue:</strong> Malmö RC</p> <p><strong>Referee:</strong> Tomáš Tuma<strong> </strong>(Czech Republic)</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">BELGIUM</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">146</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">112</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">134</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">28</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">UKRAINE</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">155</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">111</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">44</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">22</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">MOLDOVA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">155</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">83</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">72</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">16</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">POLAND</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">146</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">187</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-41</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">15</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl74" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000">NETHERLANDS</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">81</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">74</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">10</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SWEDEN</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">7</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">296</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-193</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview <br /></strong>This will be a crucial match for Moldova. Notoriously weak when playing away and like ferocious devils at home they need this win (and the rest) to get near or head off Belgium and Ukraine.</p> <p>Moldova has always struggled when playing away. They may well face a revised and determined home team.</p> <p>Sweden has little chance of avoiding relegation but this game could well be a vital building step towards a stronger team.</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings <br /></strong>Europe Table: Moldova 18th, Sweden 21st</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points <br /></strong>Moldova 53.69, Sweden 44.49</p> <p><strong>Prediction</strong>: Moldova by 32 points. Score 48-16</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SeYTXX2j188/Vj3lcMupsfI/AAAAAAAAPDs/Oft1tDqtKAo/s1600-h/22%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="22[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="22[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pkA388RqeSM/Vj3ldEEoaiI/AAAAAAAAPD4/TN9GHd7lcpI/22%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="105" height="102" /></a></p> <p><strong>Sweden</strong></p> <p>1 Lars Peter Tunestål (Pingvin RC) <br />2 Andreas Persson (Pingvin RC) <br />3 Alexander Eliasson (Spartacus RUFC) <br />4 Alexander Rappestad (Stewart's Melville FP RFC, Scotland) <br />5 Tobias Rörstam (Pingvin RC) <br />6 Erik Mårtensson (Universities of Edinburgh RC, Scotland) <br />7 Måns Derk (Södertälje RK) <br />8 Sebastian Nockmar Norrköpings (RK Trojan) <br />9 Karl Linderoth (Stockholm Exiles RFC) <br />10 Tim Karl Johansson (Stockholm Exiles RFC) <br />11 Oliver Sharp (Stockholm Exiles RFC) <br />12 Alfred Meitmann (Pingvin RC) <br />13 Oliver Callaghan (Amstelveense RC, Netherlands) <br />14 Niklas Ståhle (Hammarby IF RF) <br />15 Fredrik Enstad (Södertälje RK)</p> <p>Replacements <br />16 Johan Vuris (Pingvin RC) <br />17 Alexander Johansson (Vänerborgs RK) <br />18 Robhin Karlsson (Södertälje RK) <br />19 Jonas Zengler Norrköpings (RK Trojan) <br />20 Erik Sjöbeck (Pingvin RC) <br />21 André Eriksson (Pingvin RC) <br />22 Philip Axelsson (Södertälje RK) <br /> <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SvenskaRugbyforbundet">https://www.facebook.com/SvenskaRugbyforbundet</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OYyTnH1b8VI/Vj3leG_Xs9I/AAAAAAAAPEE/eu0TLe-FHe0/s1600-h/New%252520logo%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="New logo" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="New logo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cuPh7V_9cpg/Vj3lfEPFxgI/AAAAAAAAPEM/vehIRXv84pg/New%252520logo_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Moldova not available</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-73392242893925883312015-11-07T22:19:00.001+11:002015-11-07T22:19:39.926+11:00SERBIA v SLOVENIA: REC 2C<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><img alt="Image" src="http://rugbyserbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pozivnica-300x160.jpg" /></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl74" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 8pt" color="#000000">LUXEMBOURG</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">115</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">35</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">22</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SLOVENIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">92</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">53</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">49</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">14</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">AUSTRIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">98</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">143</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-45</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">11</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SERBIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">50</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">109</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-59</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">DENMARK</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">89</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">114</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-25</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Venue</strong>: SC Makis, Belgrade</p> <p><strong>Referee:</strong> Mario Jelavic (Croatia)</p> <p><strong>Preview</strong> <br />Serbia has made a huge improvement so far this season compared to their dreadful results of last. At home they will be a handful. </p> <p>Slovenia has made steady progress over the last few seasons but may not have enough points to overhaul Luxembourg.</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings</strong> <br />Europe Table: Serbia 29th, Slovenia 30th</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points <br /></strong>Slovenia 38.80, Serbia 36.82</p> <p><strong>Prediction</strong>: Serbia by 3 points. Score 12-9</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q6aF7RCviME/Vj3ePp-7P5I/AAAAAAAAPCc/_9yTJNie-T0/s1600-h/90%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="90[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="90[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bRlu93BuoiI/Vj3eQh_L9iI/AAAAAAAAPCo/9Mg5d0I1SDA/90%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="115" height="109" /></a></p> <p><strong>Slovenia Squad</strong></p> <p>Žiga Burnik (RK Ljubljana) <br />Domen Dobnikar (RK Ljubljana) <br />Blaž Habjanič (RK Ljubljana) <br />Tit Hočevar (RGH Heidelberg, Germany) <br />Peter Kavčič (RK Ljubljana) <br />Matic Martinjak (RK Maribor) <br />Luka Medved (RK Maribor) <br />Grega Miljuš (RK Ljubljana) <br />Gal Okič (RK Ljubljana) <br />Blaž Pilko (RK Ljubljana) <br />Lewis Popadec(Winscombe RFC, England) <br />Sebastjan Rman (RAK Olimpija) <br />Enej Radelj Šemrov (RK Ljubljana) <br />Jaka Sajevic (RK Ljubljana) <br />Jernej Šercer (RK Ljubljana), <br />Jack Skofič (Tarleton RFC, England) <br />Max Skofič (Waterloo RFC, England) , <br />Andrej Šubic (RK Ljubljana) <br />Mirt Suljič (RK Ljubljana) <br />Anže Troppan (RK Ljubljana) <br />Guillaume Trôu-poh Delmas (USO Massif, France) <br />Marko Udovč (RK Ljubljana) <br />Žiga Vrhunec (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC, Scotland) <br />Rok Zaletel (RK Ljubljana)</p> <p>Thanks to mili678 at <a href="http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=724">http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=724</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YEVQ9dmGREo/Vj3eRkYznWI/AAAAAAAAPC0/XvNw6ikqPxY/s1600-h/29%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="29[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="29[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3QeyMUhmHxA/Vj3eSR1ifSI/AAAAAAAAPDA/Gee1tCKfW3g/29%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="91" height="114" /></a></p> <p><strong>Serbia Squad</strong></p> <p>1. Vladimir Đukić, 1988, (RK Rad Belgrade) 23 test caps <br />2. Istok Totić, 1995, (Ardrossan Academicals – Scotland) 4 <br />3. Uroš Martinović, 1995, (RK Rad Belgrade) 0 <br />4. Danilo Bulatović, 1982 (Dubai Sharks, UAE) 24 <br />5. Vlado Radeka, 1995, (RK Rad Belgrade) 5 <br />6. Aleksandar Mađanovic, 1993, (Belgrade RK Crvena Zvezda) 6 <br />7. Milan Marinkovic, 1993, (Ardrossan Academicals, Scotland) 4 <br />8. Boris Martic (c), 1987, (Belgrade RK Crvena Zvezda) 27 <br />9. Julien Matijasevic, 1994, (Stade Langonnais, France) 0 <br />10. Andrija Jankovic, 1985, (Belgrade RK Crvena Zvezda) 10 <br />11. Aleksandar Nedeljkovic, 1994, (Belgrade RK Crvena Zvezda) 5 <br />12. Miladin Živanov, 1988, (RK Rad Belgrade) 23 <br />13. Aleksandar Đorđević, 1989, (Belgrade RK Crvena Zvezda) 21 <br />14. Igor Dejanović, 1988, (RK Partizan) 15 <br />15. Vitor LJubičić, 1991, (?) 8 <br />16. Aleksandar LJubičić, 1995, )RK Partizan) 0 <br />17. Predrag Vraneš, 1986,(RK Rad Belgrade) 13 <br />18. Vlastimir Sretenović, 1991, (Belgrade RK Crvena Zvezda) 13 <br />19. Aleksandar Krstić, 1984, (RK Partizan) 17 <br />20. Đorđe Preradojević, 1995, (RK Partizan) 2 <br />21. Predrag Keglić, 1996, (Belgrade RK Crvena Zvezda) 1 <br />22. Luka Kecman, 1992, (RK Partizan) 2 <br />23. Miloš LJubičić, 1996, (RK Partizan) 1 <br />Coach: Michel Milovic <br /> <br />‘Serbia missed for this game Marko Gvozdenović (Massy RC, France) who broke hand two weeks ago. Julien Matijasevic from Federal 1 side Stade Langonnais is the first time is Serbian team. <br /> <br />This game is debut for new national coach Michel Milovic. As player he played for Narbonne, Lyon, Stade Francais, Oyonnax, Strasbourg, Nimes and France U21. Coached different clubs in Southern France and Montenegro national team.’</p> <p>Thanks to ‘Luka37’ at http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=724</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-23136990679791536022015-11-07T20:51:00.001+11:002015-11-07T20:51:13.031+11:00CYPRUS v LATVIA: REC 2B<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><strong>Venue:</strong> Paphiako Stadium, Paphos</p> <p><strong>Referee:</strong> Nicolas Vandecauter (Belgium)</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>TL</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">LITHUANIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">230</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">107</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">123</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">30</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">LATVIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">110</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">105</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">14</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CYPRUS</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">87</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">90</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ANDORRA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">79</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">136</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-57</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">HUNGARY</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">101</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">170</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-69</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview</strong></p> <p>Neither side will be able to challenge Lithuania for the title of this division. Cyprus will need the win to avoid the relegation end of the competition.</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings <br /></strong>Europe Table: Latvia 26th, Cyprus 27th</p> <p>World Rugby Rankings do not apply. Cyprus is not a full member.</p> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> Cyprus by 6 points. Score 29-23</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D41bOdDX3dY/Vj3Jg-nmewI/AAAAAAAAPBM/BTGdBarep-8/s1600-h/latvia-logo%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="latvia-logo" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="latvia-logo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w2Yq4lHqBQk/Vj3Jh5g0pOI/AAAAAAAAPBU/vLUABJldcjc/latvia-logo_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="110" height="104" /></a></p> <p><strong>Latvia</strong></p> <p>Two changes - Raimond Krūmiņa and Davis Bajārs are replaced by Valters Rankis and Andris Andersons.</p> <p>1 Guntis Cirša <br />2 Gundars Grieķis <br />3 Sandris Jauntēvs <br />4 Santis Podāns <br />5 Māris Streikišs <br />6 Mārtiņš Bērziņš <br />7 Viktors Silvoniks, (Capt.) <br />8 Leno Bramanis <br />9 Norberts Bekmanis <br />10 Ruslans Kotļevs <br />11 Vigo Valdavs <br />12 Krists Krūskops <br />13 Dāvis Jansons <br />14 Mārtiņš Bokišs <br />15 Roberts Davidsons</p> <p>16 Emīls Balodis <br />17 Ingus Aivars <br />18 Elmārs Imbrass <br />19 Toms Asejevs <br />20 Kārlis Garokalns <br />21 Valters Raņķis <br />22 Andris Andersons <br />23 Nauris Bērziņš</p> <p><a href="http://rugbylatvia.com/?p=11281">http://rugbylatvia.com/?p=11281</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M0nwfQeo_Ww/Vj3JioMMeOI/AAAAAAAAPBg/VKNC3kyrmNA/s1600-h/senior58%25255B1%25255D%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="senior58[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="senior58[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TM7UNM19Pf4/Vj3Jjmb5DxI/AAAAAAAAPBw/WnCmNkMVwLk/senior58%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="133" height="135" /></a></p> <p><strong>Cyprus Squad</strong></p> <p>15. Marcus Holden <br />14. Steve Awah <br />13. Alex Zavallis-Roebuck <br />12. George Agathocleous <br />11. Phillip Tsangari <br />10. Michael Asprou <br />9. Burhan Torgut <br />1. Stylianos Theoklitou-Panagiotou <br />2. Marios Zakakiotis <br />3. Christos Kasabi <br />4. Frank Stavrou <br />5. Alexandros Philiotis <br />6. Jack Bilton <br />7. Marko Mladenovic (c) <br />8. Demetris Christopher <br />16. Demetris Gregoriou <br />17. Alexandros Ioannou <br />18. Solomone Tuipulotu <br />19. Dan McFarlane <br />20. Constantinos Constantinides <br />21. George Shaouna <br />22. Panagiotis Nikolaidis <br />23. Costas Pavlou</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CyprusRugby/">https://www.facebook.com/CyprusRugby/</a></p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-40928215985945092742015-11-07T20:28:00.001+11:002015-11-07T20:28:10.241+11:00ISRAEL v CROATIA; REC 2A<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></strong></p> <p><img alt="Image" src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12063476_1020090224709138_7812459974652848148_n.jpg?oh=264fe9366cc526898ae2088473dbfc66&oe=56C842EC" width="242" height="362" /></p> <p><strong>Venue</strong>: Wingate Institute, Netanya</p> <p><strong>Referee:</strong> Laurent Cardona (France)</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl72" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PT</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">SWITZ.</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">126</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">99</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">27</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">18</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CZECH REP</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">106</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">82</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">26</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">17</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">MALTA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">80</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">89</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-9</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CROATIA</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">86</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">103</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-17</font></td> <td class="xl66" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ISRAEL</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">77</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">103</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-26</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><strong>Preview</strong> <br />This bottom of the table clash sees Israel in danger of relegation</p> <p><strong>GWC Rugby Rankings <br /></strong>Europe Table: Israel 14th, Croatia 24th</p> <p><strong>World Rugby Ranking Points <br /></strong>Croatia 44.83, Israel 44.20</p> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> Israel by 8 points. Score 26-18</p> <p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IAM1waDTV40/Vj3EHX97e2I/AAAAAAAAO_8/Wa0JrcizrIQ/s1600-h/50%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="50[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="50[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mNA24wfaDNY/Vj3EITwswMI/AAAAAAAAPAI/yi7fuYNVnxQ/50%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="104" height="93" /></a></p> <p><strong>Croatia squad</strong></p> <p>Ilija Biškić (Mladost Zagreb) <br />Denis Brečić (Mladost Zagreb) <br />Tomislav Burazin (Nada Split) <br />Krešimir Čorić (Nada Split) <br />Željko Galić (Zagreb) <br />Marko Grčić (Hull RUFC, England) <br />Dušan Hakaraia (Waitemata RFC, New Zealand <br />Dario Jurčević (Hull RUFC, England) <br />Luka Jureško (Zagreb) <br />Nik Jurišić (Capt.) (Mladost Zagreb) <br />Luka Lerotić (Nada Split) <br />Frane Marčić (Hull RUFC, England) <br />Ivan Miljak (Canterbury RFC, England) <br />Jason Newton (South African club) <br />Luka Perlain (Old Dunstonians RFC, England) <br />Ivo Perić (Nada Split) <br />Juraj Popović (Nada Split) <br />Luka Rosso (Nada Split) <br />Dylan Rowe (Burgos, Spain) <br />Antonio Stojanovski (Lokomotiva Zagreb) <br />Ivan Šuta (Mladost Zagreb) <br />Vinko Udovičić (Mladost Zagreb) <br />Shane Vinac (New Zealand club) <br /> <br />’Croatia will miss their captain Tonči Buzov who was seriously injured while playing in Scotland but is now getting better, fly-half Jai Ayoub (Australia) and flanker Mario Ozich (East Grinstead, ENG).’</p> <p>Thanks to ‘Tarara’ at <a href="http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=722">http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=722</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H7puCtvCyxU/Vj3EJDXpbKI/AAAAAAAAPAQ/EBIHs1a6Rd4/s1600-h/63%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="63[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="63[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ndjxyN3RVQI/Vj3EKC1QX2I/AAAAAAAAPAY/85_FOokAaAk/63%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="114" height="102" /></a></p> <p><strong>Israel</strong></p> <p>15. Eitan Humphreys-21.02.1990 <br />14. Yuval Zidani-01.08.1995 <br />13. Amit Kakoun-27.12.1988 <br />12. Jonathan Radashkovich-24.06.1988 <br />11. Ori Abutbul-02.05.1994 <br />10. Vitali Pryimak-29.05.1986 <br />9. Shai Hacohen-22.02.1992 <br />8. Michael Eli-21.04.1989 <br />7. Gilad Goldenstein-25.08.1985 <br />6. Jonathan Shaki-10.05.1983, Capt. <br />5. Thomas Burden-09.08.1995 <br />4. Ushangi Manjavidze-13.04.1986 <br />3. Matan Brosh-12.04.1981 <br />2. Omri Iotan-10.08.1984 <br />1. Nathan Amos-11.08.1978</p> <p>Replacements <br />16. Sela Arnsberg-07.04.1994 <br />17. Adam Rosenberg-02.12.1984 <br />18. Itshak Hanania-12.08.1982 <br />19. Gur Yam-01.03.1994 <br />20. Alon Okon-13.11.1985 <br />21. Fabian Maguid-08.02.1986 <br />22. Levan Gikashvili-02.05.1995 <br />23. Guy Brengler-03.01.1994</p> <p>Head Coach: Raanan Penn</p> <p>Send by iphone thanks to Julian Shapiri, Manager Israeli team.</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-3039182181709730572015-11-05T17:18:00.001+11:002015-11-05T17:18:52.350+11:00TEST RUGBY THIS WEEKEND<p><b><font color="#ff0000">07.11.2015</font></b><b> <br /></b>Sweden v Moldova in Malmo (REC 1B) <br />Israel v Croatia in Netanya (REC 2A) <br />Cyprus v Latvia in Paphos (REC 2B) <br />Serbia v Slovenia in Beograd (REC 2C)</p> <p><b><font color="#ff0000">08.11.2015</font></b> <br />Colombia v Ecuador in Lima (CONSUR B) <br />Venezuela v Peru in Lima (CONSUR B)</p> <p><strong>Briefly</strong> <br />As the dust settles on the 2015 Rugby World Cup final last weekend the test rugby elsewhere continues. This month you wont be seeing the Southern Hemisphere teams touring north as they need a good rest after the tournament.</p> <p>The Rugby Europe Championship continues with four tests on Saturday. On Sunday sees the start of CONSUR B, or South American Championship, Division B. That tournament, being held in Lima, Peru, is the second tier of South American rugby behind Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Paraguay.</p> <p>Later in November Germany will visit Brazil for a test match. December will be busy with CONSUR C being held in San Salvador whilst in early December Germany will play their second test in Brazil.</p> <p><strong>This weekend <br /></strong>Sweden faces front runner Moldova in an attempt to improve on its earlier results this season against Belgium and Poland. It wont be enough to avoid relegation.</p> <p>Israel and Croatia will battle to avoid the relegation area. Israel drew with Czech Republic away in their last match and are beginning to adjust to this new level of European test rugby. Croatia won the first leg match against Israel but could struggle playing away. Croatia warmed up with a 5-39 loss to Oxford University last weekend.</p> <p>Cyprus and Latvia clash in Cyprus in a Division 2B test match. Cyprus, holder of the world record of 24 consecutive test match wins up to 2014, were promoted from Division 2C the same season. Their results at this level have been mixed. Latvia has also had a mixed season, have played one more test than Cyprus. Neither team fared well against competition Lithuania who are unassailable at the top of this division.</p> <p>Balkan rugby rivals Slovenia and Serbia clash in Beograd. Serbia had a disastrous start to the 2014-15 season but a change of management after Christmas has seen them win against Denmark and Austria.Slovenia is tucked just behind the undefeated Luxembourg ( to whom they lost to in the first leg) but has a game in hand. I expect this to be a close result.</p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-62358069422450664532015-11-01T12:12:00.001+11:002015-11-01T12:12:24.765+11:00NEW ZEALAND 34, AUSTRALIA 17: Rugby World Cup Final<p><strong><font size="5"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="5">IS THIS THE GREATEST RUGBY TEAM <br /> <br /></font></strong><strong><font size="5">EVER ?</font></strong></p> <p>New Zealand has rewritten Rugby World Cup record books by defeating Australia in the final at Twickenham. They have now won three Rugby World Cup titles and the last two in a row. They withstood a determined second half comeback by Australia and then did what they do best; applied pressure in the last 15-20 minutes to score two tries and take the Cup.</p> <p>It was a superb performance both on attack and importantly on defence. They held out all but two Australian attacks and did not allow the Australian renown loose forward trio to dominate.</p> <p>This has to be the greatest All Black team ever and also the greatest rugby team ever to grace the paddocks of world rugby. This team will never play together again as several legends will be either retiring or playing out their careers overseas. McCaw is yet to make up his mind and is on a world record 148 test caps. Conrad Smith, Nonu and Carter are off to European clubs whilst 37 year old Mealamu hangs up his boots.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oqoA5-A7Kr0/VjVm8dpAxPI/AAAAAAAAO_U/rNi69UMFwZ4/s1600-h/8%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img title="8[1]" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="8[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d_gOvZt6GPU/VjVm9lmu6OI/AAAAAAAAO_g/rvG3mhO3H3Y/8%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="104" height="93" /></a></p> Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452723984946090797.post-67435530043422228132015-11-01T12:00:00.001+11:002015-11-01T12:00:04.038+11:00RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP: Division 2B<p><font color="#ff0000"><b>31.10.2015</b> <br /></font>Lithuania 49, Andorra 17 in Vilnius (REC 2B) <br />Latvia 39, Hungary 10 in Riga (REC 2B)</p> <p><strong>Review <br /></strong>Easy wins for the Baltic nations at home. Lithuania cannot be overtaken with the remaining games to play. <br /></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="358" border="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 58pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816" width="77" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 21pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1024" width="28" /><col style="width: 20pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 987" width="27" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" width="30" /><col style="width: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width="38" /><col style="width: 27pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1316" width="36" /><col style="width: 25pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1206" width="33" /><col style="width: 23pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1097" span="span" width="30" /></colgroup><tbody> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl65" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18" width="77"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"> </font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>P</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="28" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>W</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="26" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>D</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>L</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="38" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="36" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>PA</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="33" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>DIFF</strong></font></td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>B</strong></font></td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" width="30" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000"><strong>TL</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">LITHUANIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">230</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">107</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">123</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">30</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">LATVIA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">110</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">105</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">14</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">CYPRUS</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">87</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">90</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">1</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">9</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl68" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">ANDORRA</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">5</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">2</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">3</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">79</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">136</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-57</font></td> <td class="xl69" style="vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl70" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">8</font></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt; mso-height-source: userset" height="18"> <td class="xl71" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" height="18"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">HUNGARY</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">0</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">6</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">101</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">170</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">-69</font></td> <td class="xl72" style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> <td class="xl73" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 1px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; background-color: #ffff99" align="center"><font style="font-size: 9pt" color="#000000">4</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br /><strong>To Play</strong> <br />07.11.2015 Cyprus v Latvia in Paphos <br />28.11.2015 Andorra v Cyprus in Andorra La Vela <br />26.03.2016 Andorra v Latvia in Andorra La Vela <br />09.04.2016 Cyprus v Hungary in Paphos <br />16.04.2016 Latvia v Lithuania in Riga <br />23.04.2016 Lithuania v Cyprus in Vilnius <br />14.05.2016 Hungary v Andorra in Hungary Gary Carbineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716899631504319103noreply@blogger.com0