07.09.2013
Venue: Stadion Polonii, Warsaw
Referee: Maxime Burlet (Belgium)
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | DIFF | BT | BL | PT | |
| GERMANY | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 89 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| MOLDOVA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 136 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| POLAND | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 71 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| SWEDEN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 130 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| UKRAINE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 123 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| CZECH REP. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 157 | -101 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Preview
Sweden and Poland kick off the second round of the 2012-14 European World Cup qualifying process and the European Nations Cup Division 1B.Both teams have a lot to do to catch Germany who is the front runner in this competition at the half way stage. Only the Czech Republic is out of contention.
Sweden caused an upset by defeating the much fancied Polish side at home but I’d expect the Poles to be much stronger at home.
Poland has seven France/Scotland based players whilst Sweden has two players playing club rugby in England. On that basis, and the fact that the Polish team in Sweden was not their strongest, I’d be expecting a Polish win.
Last Five Encounters
01.06.2013 Sweden 19-11 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
11.10.2013 Poland 36-0 in Gdansk (ENC 2A)
29.09.2001 Poland 18-3 in Warsaw (WCQ/FIRA Euro.R2, Pool B)
28.05.1995 Poland 48-15 in Copenhagen (FIRA C)
16.04.1994 Poland 25-18 in Karlskrona (FIRA B1)
Poland Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2
01.06.2013 v Sweden L 11-19 (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
13.04.2013 v Moldova L 20-24 in Chisinau (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
30.03.2013 v Ukraine W 13-12 in Gdansk (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
03.11.2012 v Germany W 22-13 in Gdansk (WCQ Europe R 4; ENC 1B)
06.10.2012 v Czech Republic W 29-3 in Prague (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
Sweden Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2
01.06.2013 v Poland W 19-11 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
06.04.2013 v Germany L 17-73 in Hamburg (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
10.11.2012 v Czech Republic W 22-18 in Prague (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
27.10.2012 v Moldova W 54-6 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
20.10.2012 v Ukraine L 10-22 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table-Sweden 10th, Poland 11th
IRB Ranking Points
Poland 54.95, Sweden 52.56
Prediction: Poland by 6 points
TEAMS
Poland Squad
Craig Bachurzewski i (Glasgow Hawks, Scotland)
Dawid Banaszek (Arka Gdynia)
Mateusz Bartoszek (Glasgow Hawks, Scotland)
Kamil Bobryk (Vienne, France)
Adrian Chróściel (Pogoń Siedlce)
Tomasz Gasik (Pogoń Siedlce)
Tomasz Hebda (Strasbourg, France)
Rafał Janeczko (Lechia Gdańsk)
Grzegorz Janiec (St. Etienne, France)
Bartłomiej Jasiński (Budowlani Lublin)
Piotr Jurkowski (Lechia Gdańsk)
Sławomir Kaszuba (Lechia Gdańsk)
Michał Krużycki (Rouen, France)
Rafał Kwiatkowski (Arka Gdynia)
Kacper Ławski (Givors, France)
Dawid Lorentowicz (Pogoń Siedlce)
Cyprian Majcher (Lechia Gdańsk)
Stanisław Niedźwiecki (Budowlani Lublin)
Robert Pawelec (Pogoń Siedlce)
Karol Perzak (Arka Gdynia)
Marek Płonka (Lechia Gdańsk)
Radosław Rakowski (Arka Gdynia)
Tomasz Rokicki (Lechia Gdańsk)
Szymon Sirocki (Arka Gdynia)
Tomasz Stępień (Arka Gdynia)
Łukasz Szostek (Arka Gdynia)
Rafał Szrejber (Arka Gdynia)
Bartosz Szypura (Posnania Poznań)
Mariusz Wilczuk (Lechia Gdańsk)
Rafał Witoszyński (Lechia Gdańsk)
Head Coach: Mark Plonka
http://pzrugby.pl/?p=9751
Sweden Squad
Rhys Allen Stockholm Exiles RFC
Emil Andersson HRC Gripen
Ivar Bengtsson Hammarby IF
Mark Beveridge Stockholm Exiles RFC
Chris Bradley Stockholm Exiles RFC
Daniel Chamberlain Stockholm Exiles RFC
James Darbyshire Stockholm Exiles RFC
Dustin Eaton Stockholm Exiles RFC
Henning Ekstrand Göteborg RF
Robin Fransson Enköpings RK
Ian Gowland Stockholm Exiles RFC
Tim Johansson Enköpings RK
Michael Lynch Pingvin RC
Conor Murphy Corinthians RFC, Irland
Daniel Nissila Stockholm Exiles RFC
Stefan Obradovic Hammarby IF
Rikard Örnberg Vänersborgs RK
Adil Salahov Enköpings RK
Lee Sandberg Cambridge RFC, England
Niklas Ståhle Hammarby IF
Lars Tunestål Pingvin RC
Rikus van Niekerk Stockholm Exiles RFC
Peter Wiklund Vänersborgs RK
And a special thanks to ‘Quentin’ at http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4367&sid=54bb3c9154de84832fd4cbb2ebcd5409
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