INTERNATIONAL RUGBY: Norwegians Travel to Hungary

01.05.2010
Norway v Hungary at Esztergom (ENC 3B)

Venue: Esztergom RFC, Vasas Stadion

Referee: Butsenin (Latvia)

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	PT
DENMARK	7	4	0	3	137	134	-3	15
HUNGARY	6	4	0	2	151	108	43	14
SLOVENIA	6	4	0	2	113	96	17	14
NORWAY	6	3	0	3	81	80	1	12
AUSTRIA	7	1	0	4	67	130	-63	9

Preview
This division is still wide open. Four teams still have a chance to take the honours and win promotion to Division 3A. Hungary and Slovenia command a good hold, each with two loses and with a game in hand. Competition leader Denmark won against Austria last weekend but are a game behind Hungary and Slovenia. Although behind the others Norway still has a mathematical chance for promotion. There has been a few upsets so anything is possible. All matches count.

Hungary won their first encounter against Norway away 26-15 and thus hold a physiological advantage. I would expect them to have a strong team for this home game

Previous Encounters
27.09.2008 Hungary 26-15 in Oslo (WCQ Europe R1; ENC 3B)
27.10.2007 Hungary 5-3 in Szekesfhervan (ENC 3B)
07.10.2006 Hungary 13-8 in Stavanger (ENC 3B)

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table-Hungary 30th, Norway 31st

Prediction: Hungary will be too strong for the Norwegians on their home turf. Hungary by 14 points

Teams

Norway Squad
Kristoffer Borsheim (Stavanger RK)
James Buncle (London Scottish RFC, England)
Glenn Collins (Oslo RK)
Alex Diessner (Stavanger RK)
Lewis Eaton (Stavanger RK)
Andreas Fyri (Oslo RK)
Joseph Greenshields (Bergen RK)
Robert Greig (Tunbridge Wells RFC, England)
Andrei Hanger (Cheltenham RFC, England)
Karl Harper (Oslo RK)
Neal Hughes (Stavanger RK)
William Hume (Bergen RK)
Francis Hunt (Oslo RK)
Stein Ove Kristensen (Trondheim RK)
Eivind Lunde (Stavanger RK)
Pascal Raclin (Oslo RK)
Oliver Rogers (Tunbridge Wells RFC, England)
Neil Ryan (Tønsberg RK)
Stian Røstberg (Bergen RK)
Michael Shelley (Bergen RK)
Fredrik Skovly (Oslo RK)
Håkon Stengrimsen (Holstebro RK)

Head Coach: John Chappell

Adapted from http://www.rugby.no/les.asp?ID=737

Hungarian Squad not yet available