Test Match: Russia v Portugal

07.02.2009
Russia v Portugal in Lisbon (WCQ Europe R1; ENC 1)

Last Five Encounters
01.02.2008 Russia 41-26 in Krasnodar (ENC 1)
12.05.2007 Russia 21-13 in Lisbon (ENC 1)
28.10.2006 Portugal 26-23 in Lisbon (WCQ Europe R5, Pool A)
13.06.2006 Russia 37-17 in Lisbon (IRB Nations Cup)
25.02.2006 Drawn 19-19 in Lisbon (ENC 1)

GWC Rugby Rankings: World Table-Russia 19th, Portugal 21st
Europe Table-Russia 9th, Portugal 11th

Prediction: Russia by 8 points

Teams

Russia
15. Igor Kluchnikov (VVA-Podmoskovje)
14. Andrey Kuzin (VVA-Podmoskovje)
13. Mikhail Babaev (VVA-Podmoskovje)
12. Sergey Trishin (VVA-Podmoskovje)
11. Alexander Gvozdovsky (Krasniy Yar-Krasnoyarsk)
10. Yuri Kushnarev (VVA-Podmoskovje)
9. Victor Motorin (VVA-Podmoskovje)
8. Victor Gresev (VVA-Podmoskovje)
7. Evgeny Matveev (VVA-Podmoskovje)
6. Andrey Ostrikov (Agen, France)
5. Kirill Kulemin (Castres, France)
4. Alexander Voitov (VVA-Podmoskovje)
3. Evgeny Pronenko (Enisey STM-Krasnoyarsk)
2. Vladislav Korshunov, Capt. (VVA-Podmoskovje)
1. Alexander Khrokin (VVA-Podmoskovje)

16. Vladimir Botvinnikov (Enisey STM-Krasnoyarsk)
17. Andrey Garbuzov (Krasniy Yar-Krasnoyarsk)
18. Alexey Travkin (VVA-Podmoskovje)
19. Artem Fatakhov (Enisey STM-Krasnoyarsk)
20. Alexander Yanushkin (Slava Moscow) (now VVA)
21. Dmitry Gerasimov (Enisey STM-Krasnoyarsk)
22. Vasily Artemyev (Univ.College, Dublin, Ireland)
Head Coach: Nikolay Nerush

http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3001

Will be played at Lisbon University Ground in Lisbon

Preperations: Russian team in South African training camp most of January, returned to Russian Jan 26th and then flew to Portugal 30 Jan.
Portugal in England, lost 0-66 to England Saxons in Sale Jan 30th.

Portugal
Eduardo Acosta
Pedro Cabral
João Correia, Capt.
Aderito Esteves
Gonçalo Foro
Tiago Girão
João Junior
Pedro Leal
David Mateus
Diogo Mateus
Juan Murre
Salvador Palha
David Penalva
Duarte Pinto
Jose Pinto
Jorge Segurado
Juan Severino
Pedro Silva
Cristian Spachuck
Gonçalo Uva
João Uva
Vasco Uva
Head Caoch: Tomaz Morais,

http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3001