BELGIUM 41, NETHERLANDS 20: REC 1B

26.09.2015

Briefly
Belgium, even without some of their France-based players, were too strong for Sweden away in Stockholm. The result would seem to put an end to Sweden’s ambitions of staying in REC 1B for 2016-18 following their promotion in 2014.

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	B	PT
BELGIUM	6	6	0	0	130	95	135	3	27
MOLDOVA	5	3	0	2	155	83	72	4	16
POLAND	6	3	0	3	132	157	-25	2	15
UKRAINE	5	3	0	2	108	81	27	1	13
NETHERLANDS	5	2	0	3	81	74	3	2	10
SWEDEN	7	0	0	7	80	296	-193	0	0

Coming Up
10/10/2015 Ukraine v Belgium in Kiev
07/11/2015 Sweden v Moldova in Malmo

RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE

30.05.2015
Netherlands 24, Sweden 14 in Amsterdam (REC 1B)

23.05.2015
Ukraine 18, Netherlands 10 in Odessa (REC1B)
Finland 20, Turkey 12 in Helsinki (REC 2D)
Norway 43, Bulgaria 0 in Bergen (REC 2D)

RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP: Division 1A and 1B

28.02.2015
Georgia 26, Spain 13 in Madrid (REC 1A)
Russia 16, Romania 13 in Russia (REC 1A)
Portugal 8, Germany 3 in Lisbon (REC 1A)
Netherlands 18, Moldova 10 in Amsterdam (REC 1B)

Review
Russia caused the upset of the day with a 16-13 win in Krasnodar. Romania were on the back foot from the start when coach Lyn Howells, all the management staff and one player failed to get visa clearances.

Georgia managed to overcome a greatly improved Spain in Madrid whilst Portugal struggled all the way against another big improver Germany.

Moldova again showed their weakness when playing away from home. Without top players they showed a lack of depth and went down to Netherlands. Until Moldova can solve these problems they will really struggle if they get promoted to Division 1A

MOLDOVA v NETHERLANDS Rugby Europe Championship, Division 1B

28.02.2015

Venue: Amsterdam

Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Preview

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	B	PT
MOLDOVA	3	3	0	0	134	48	86	3	15
POLAND	3	2	0	1	63	73	-10	1	9
BELGIUM	2	2	0	0	48	31	17	0	8
UKRAINE	3	1	0	2	70	54	16	1	5
NETHERLANDS	2	0	0	2	29	32	-3	2	2
SWEDEN	3	0	0	3	25	131	-106	0	0

Although at opposite ends of the points table these two teams could well be closer than that. Moldova has the perfect record so far and look likely contenders for promotion in 2016.

The Netherlands, newly promoted, have began with two impressive displays, losing by one point to Poland and by two points to Belgium. Not bad for a team playing in Division two last season.

Moldova travels away with what appears to be a constant problem. They just can’t field a strong team on the road. ‘So, no M Cobilas, no V Cobilas, no Arhip, no Mahu, no Felston, no Cavcaliuc, no Golubenco.’. These players have all been listed by their professional clubs as playing this weekend. So much for the international window. The last time Moldova played Netherlands in Amstredam the same thing happened and look at the score.

Moldova’s only bright spot is their powerful scrum, even with out the Cobilas brothers. If the Netherlands can hold them in the scrum they are in with a chance of winning.

Last Five Encounters
07.04.2012 Netherlands 40-26 in Amsterdam (ENC 1B)
30.04.2011 Moldova 22-15 in Chisinau (ENC 1B)
17.11.2007 Moldova 15-13 in Amsterdam (ENC 2A)
25.11.2006 Moldova 43-7 in Chisinau (ENC 2A)
12.11.2005 Moldova won 30-27 in Chisinau (WCQ Europe R3, Pool A)

Moldova Last Five P 5, W 4, L 1
22.11.2014 v Sweden W 57-8 in Chisinau (REC 1B)
15.11.2014 v Poland W 48-25 in Chisinau (REC 1B)
08.11.2014 v Ukraine W 29-15 in Chisinau (REC 1B)
26.04.2014 v Czech Republic L 19-37 in Prague (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1B)
12.04.2014 v Ukraine W 28-8 in Chisinau (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1B)

Netherlands Last Five P 5, W 2, L 3
21.02.2015 v Belgium L 21-23 in Amsterdam (REC 1B)
18.10.2014 v Poland L 8-9 in Warsaw (REC 1B)
10.05.2014 v Germany L 7-17 in Amsterdam (WCQ Europe R4, Playoff)
12.04.2014 v Croatia W 45-13 in Amsterdam (ENC 2A)
05.04.2014 v Malta W 33-10 in Valette (ENC 2A)

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table: Moldova 14th, Netherlands 19th

IRB Ranking Points
Moldova 55.38, Netherlands 51.17

Prediction: Expect an upset. Netherlands by 9 points

 

Teams Not available

BELGIUM 23, NETHERLANDS 21

A much closer result than most expected. Netherlands were awarded three yellow cards during the match, the last on full time from which Belgium scored the winning points.

REC Division 1B Points Table

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	B	PT
MOLDOVA	3	3	0	0	134	48	86	3	15
POLAND	3	2	0	1	63	73	-10	1	9
BELGIUM	2	2	0	0	48	31	17	0	8
UKRAINE	3	1	0	2	70	54	16	1	5
NETHERLANDS	2	0	0	2	29	32	-3	2	2
SWEDEN	3	0	0	3	25	131	-106	0	0

Fixtures Ahead
28.02.2015 Moldova v Netherlands in Amsterdam
14.03.2015 Moldova v Belgium in Brussels
28.03.2015 Sweden v Belgium in Brussels
18.04.2015 Poland v Belgium in Brussels
09.05.2015 Ukraine v Poland in Warsaw
23.05.2015 Netherlands v Ukraine in Ukraine
30.05.2015 Sweden v Netherlands in Amsterdam

Data from www.rugbyinternational.net

 

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BELGIUM v NETHERLANDS. Rugby Europe Championship, Division 1B

21.02.2015

Venue: Amsterdam

Referee: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Poster thanks to http://www.sportkipik.be/articles.php?id_article=9363

Preview
Traditional and long standing rivals, Netherlands and Belgium first played each other in 1932 soon after the formation of FIRA. For the next thirty years they were regular and almost exclusive opponents when rugby in Europe began to expand.

At present they meet because Belgium were relegated from Division 1A last season whereas the Netherlands were promoted from Division 2A. So after two seasons from competitive international rugby these two teams meet again at the same level of competition.

Belgium has already established itself as one of the favourites with a convincing win over Ukraine in November. They will not be at full strength as three top players, Julien Berger, Guillaume Piron, Dirk Haghedooren and Mathieu Verschelden, have not been released by their French clubs.

The Netherlands has named a changed lineup from that which performed well against Poland in October. That performance was very encouraging. Being host the Netherlands will be eager to defeat their traditional rival.

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	B	PT
MOLDOVA	3	3	0	0	134	48	86	3	15
POLAND	3	2	0	1	63	73	-10	1	9
UKRAINE	3	1	0	2	70	54	16	1	5
BELGIUM	1	1	0	0	25	10	15	0	4
NETHERLANDS	1	0	0	1	8	9	-1	1	1
SWEDEN	3	0	0	3	25	131	-106	0	0

Last Five Encounters
25.02.2012 Belgium 58-0 in Brussels (ENC 1B)
23.04.2011 Belgium 30-18 in Amsterdam (ENC 1B)
03.04.2008 Belgium 51-3 in Brussels (ENC 2A)
05.05.2007 Belgium 27-20 in Amsterdam (ENC 2A)
19.10.2005 Netherlands 20-8 in Amsterdam (Friendly)

Belgium Last Five P 5, W 1, L 4
15.11.2014 v Ukraine W 25-10 in Irpin (REC 1B)
15.03.2014 v Russia L 20-34 in Brussels (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
08.03.2014 v Romania L 10-29 in Iasi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
22.02.2014 v Portugal L 6-19 in Brussels (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
08.02.2014 v Spain L 6-11 in Madrid (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)

Netherlands Last Five P 5, W 2, D 1, L 2
18.10.2014 v Poland L 8-9 in Warsaw (REC 1B)
10.05.2014 v Germany L 7-17 in Amsterdam (WCQ Europe R4, Playoff)
12.04.2014 v Croatia W 45-13 in Amsterdam (ENC 2A)
05.04.2014 v Malta W 33-10 in Valette (ENC 2A)
16.11.2013 v Switzerland D 20-20 in Nyon (ENC 2A)

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table-Belgium 12th, Netherlands 19th

Rugby World Ranking Points
Belgium 54.50, Netherlands 52.25

Prediction: Belgium by 7 points

Teams

Netherlands

15		Leon Koenen	LRC DIOK
14		Pascal van Overeem	RC Hilversum
13		Robert van der Velden	RC Castricum
12		Rik Roovers	RC Hilversum
11		Pieter Mol	Haagsche RC
10		Storm Carroll	RC Hilversum
9		Rik van Balkom	RC The Dukes
8		Krijn Twigt	ASM Clermont Auvergne, France
7		Johannes van Vliet	Haagsche RC
6		Dirk Danen	RC Hilversum
5		Stefan Vos	RC The Dukes
4		Vincent Grimbergen	LRC DIOK
3		Andrew Darlington	RC't Gooi
2		Anthony Illston	Haagsche RC
1		Hugo Langelaan	RC't Gooi
16		Mark Darlington	RC't Gooi
17		Thomas Isaak	RC Hilversum
18		Jamel Khoudja	RC Amstelveen
19		Bart-Jan Romijn	Haagsche RC
20		James Boelrijk	Stade Montois Rugby, France
21		Amir Rademaker	Haagsche RC
22		Alexander Povel	Barking RFC. England
23		Jonathan Nas	RC The Dukes
		HEAD COACH: Alex Chang

http://www.rugby.nl/nieuws/selectie-heren-xv-nederland-belgi%C3%AB

Belgium Squad
Bertrand Billi (Soignies)
Thomas Boden (Boitsfort)
Quentin Boucar (ASUB)
Guillaume Brébant (Frameries)
Ryan Brion (Pau, France)
Cian Cauwenberghs (Mechelen)
Tom Cocqu (US Bressane, France)
Alexis Cuffolo (Dijon, France)
Michael De Molder (Boitsfort)
Thomas De Molder (Pau, France)
Sep Debacker (Dendermonde)
Florent Debatty (Soignies)
Christophe Debaty (RFC Liégeois)
Thomas Dienst (Lille, France)
Max Dubois (Soignies)
Brieuc Frateur (La Hulpe)
Sébastien Guns (ROC Ottignies)
Romain Heyndrickx (Soignies)
Thibault Jaupart (Frameries)
Loïc Lechien (ASUB)
Corentin Lecloux (Boitsfort)
Baptiste Lescarboura (Kituro)
Julien Massimi (Arras)
Nicolas Meeus (Kituro)
Alain Miriallakis (Kansas City Blues, USA)
Radman Nikrouye Aslan (ASUB)
Romain Pinte (Kituro)
Florian Piron (RFC Liégeois)
Nicolas Raykov (Arras)
Charles Reynaert (Kituro)
Frédéric Rongé (Kituro)
Hugo Sensée (Kituro)
Maxime Temmerman (ASUB)
Kjell Van Den Broeke (Dendermonde)
Pablo Fransisco Vilar (La Hulpe)
Savenaca Vocea (Dendermonde)
Kevin Williams (ASUB)

‘Julien Berger, Guillaume Piron, Dirk Haghedooren et Mathieu Verschelden n’ont par contre notamment pas été libérés par leur club respectif.’

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