TEST RUGBY FIXTURES NEXT WEEKEND 17 March

17.03.2012
France v Wales in Cardiff (6 Nations)
Ireland v England at Twickenham (6 Nations)
Scotland v Italy in Rome (6 Nations)
Russia v Georgia in Tibilisi (ENC 1A)
Romania v Spain in Madrid (ENC 1A)
Portugal v Ukraine in Odessa (ENC 1A)
Belgium v Germany in Heusenstamm (ENC 1B)
Slovenia v Switzerland in Nyon (ENC 2B)

Briefly
The big game this weekend is the France v Wales rugby test match. If Wales win they win the 6 Nations International Rugby Championship and The Grand Slam. If they draw with France they will just win the championship. If they lose then if England defeats Ireland then England will have a mathematical chance of winning the championship.

The ENC 1A champion for 2012 will be decided Saturday.

2012 CHAMPIONSHIP
	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
SPAIN	3	2	0	1	83	47	36	1	1	10
ROMANIA	3	2	0	1	53	26	27	1	1	10
GEORGIA	3	2	0	1	69	45	24	1	1	10
RUSSIA	3	2	0	1	71	76	-5	1	0	9
PORTUGAL	4	1	0	3	69	97	-28	0	2	6
UKRAINE	2	0	0	2	25	79	-54	0	0	0

The winner for 2012 will be out of Spain, Romania or Georgia. All sit on 10 points. Spain plays Romania. The winner would need to win with a bonus point to give themselves a chance. Georgia plays Russia with Georgia fancied to defeat their neighbour and take the title. Georgia and Romania have the best points differences so that may well decide the title.

Belgium has to travel to Germany to play a much improved German side.

Division 2B gets underway after the winter break. Unfancied Slovenia will find Switzerland tough at home. The Swiss have been doing everything right so far and look to be the team to be promoted.

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
SWITZ.	6	5	0	1	148	104	44	1	1	23
ANDORRA	6	3	0	3	121	96	25	1	2	15
SERBIA	6	3	0	3	137	135	2	1	0	13
ARMENIA	4	2	0	2	80	62	18	0	2	10
SLOVENIA	6	1	0	5	56	125	-69	0	0	4

I have a very busy Saturday planned. I’m one of the organisers for the local Stamp, Coin and Militaria Fair