TEST RUGBY RESULTS: Saturday 12 October

12.10.2013
Poland 30, Czech Republic 10 in Warsaw (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
Latvia 25, Serbia 14 in Valmeria (ENC 2B)
Norway 24, Finland 12 in Turku (ENC 2D)
Greece 20, Bosnia Herzegovina 17 in Bihac (ENC 2D)

A Summary

World Cup Qualifying Europe R4; ENC 1B

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
GERMANY	5	4	0	1	191	89	102	4	0	20
POLAND	6	4	0	2	125	80	45	0	1	17
MOLDOVA	5	3	0	2	119	136	-17	2	0	14
SWEDEN	6	3	0	3	131	160	-29	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

The Czech Republic put up some stout resistance against hosts Poland even preventing them from gaining a valuable 4try bonus point. The Czechs remain at the bottom of the table.

ENC 2B

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	TL
ISRAEL	4	4	0	0	137	45	92	3	0	19
LATVIA	5	3	0	2	110	96	14	2	0	14
DENMARK	4	1	1	2	62	79	-17	1	0	7
ANDORRA	4	1	1	2	48	77	-29	0	0	6
SERBIA	5	1	0	4	98	158	-60	1	1	6

Latvia gained a home win but failed to get a 4-try bonus. I can’t see Israel being overtaken in this competition. Serbia failed to get a bonus 1 point when they botched a last minute 5m lineout near the Latvian line.

ENC 2D

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	TL
NORWAY	5	3	0	2	89	60	29	1	1	14
GREECE	6	3	0	3	96	116	-20	0	1	13
LUXEMBRG	4	3	0	1	74	62	12	0	4	12
BOSNIA H.	5	2	0	3	95	90	5	0	2	11
FINLAND	6	2	0	4	91	122	-29	1	2	11

The see-saw results in this division continue. Norway relegated Finland to the bottom of the points table causing a minor upset on the way. Greece also turned its fortunes around with an away win against Bosnia Herzegovina. Only 3 points separate first from last. Only Luxembourg stands out with only 1 loss and 2 games in hand.