INTERNATIONAL RUGBY: Luxembourg Travels to Greece

13.03.2010
Luxembourg v Greece in Athens

Venue: Olympic Stadium

Referee: Csaba Priskin (Hungary)

Preview
Greece is in the leading group of three teams in this competition. Israel is the only team undefeated. Bulgaria leads the table with Greece one point behind. A win to Greece will take it to the top of the competition.

Greece will announce its team on Friday. Coach Olivier Magne (former French test player) will be without wing Fiotakis, captain for the game v Finland, due to injury. Number eight Phillipos Sotiriadis will captain the side.

Sotriadis will lead the Greek side. Image thanks to http://www.sportingreece.com/

Luxembourg is well off the pace but is not in danger of relegation. The wooden spoon belongs to Finland. The Duchy will field one new player, Christophe Balthazard.

Previous Encounter
25.04.2009 Greece 17-14 in Luxembourg (WCQ Europe R1; ENC 3C)

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table-Greece 34th, Luxembourg 36th

Prediction: Greece by 14 points

Teams

The squad of Luxembourg
Nicholas Abel
Christophe Balthazard (Debut)
Julien da Col
Alan Dunn
Chris Ellis
Bryan Fage
Nicholas Geoffreys
Alex Goodhew
Flavien Grimmer
Stuart kelly
William Lafaysse
Christian Lowe
Adam Marcus
Michael Minehan
Christophe Narcisse
Saman Rezapour
Nicolas Rivallan
Thibaud Sacaze
Nigel Sharplin
Timothée Siete
Adrien Timmermans
Philippe Vimond

Head Coach: Marty Davis

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Greece Squad not yet available

For complete lists of all international rugby test matches by Greece, and by Luxembourg, go to http://www.rugbyinternational.net/