Sunday, February 23, 2014

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING, EUROPE R5; ENC 1A

22.02.2014
Georgia 36, Russia 10 in Tbilisi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
Romania 32, Spain 6 in Cluj (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
Portugal 19, Belgium 6 in Brussels (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)

2012-2014 CHAMPIONSHIP RELEGATION & WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
  P W D L PF PA DIFF BT BL PT
GEORGIA 8 7 1 0 240 70 160 4 0 34
ROMANIA 8 7 1 0 205 74 130 3 0 33
RUSSIA 8 4 0 4 151 175 -24 2 0 18
PORTUGAL 8 2 1 3 103 160 -57 0 1 11
SPAIN 8 1 2 5 114 195 -81 0 1 10
BELGIUM 8 0 1 7 104 177 -103 2 2 6
2014 CHAMPIONSHIP
  P W D L PF PA DIFF BT BL PT
GEORGIA 3 3 0 0 105 19 86 3 0 15
ROMANIA 3 3 0 0 90 9 81 3 0 14
SPAIN 3 1 0 2 42 66 -24 0 1 5
PORTUGAL 3 1 0 2 28 65 -37 0 0 4
RUSSIA 3 1 0 3 41 95 -54 0 0 4
BELGIUM 3 0 0 3 12 65 -53 0 1 1

Georgia and Romania stay well out in front in both competitions. Their wins on Saturday placed them in the finals of the 2015 Rugby World Cup as none of the other teams can catch them. It is just a case as to which pool they will enter depending on who is first or second.

The clash between Georgia and Romania on 15 March will decide that and the winner of the 2014 European Nations Cup. It will be a titanic clash.

Belgium is almost certain to be relegated from this division for the 2014-16 competition after they lost to Portugal at home. There is some debate over the non-playing of some of the Belgian players from the French leagues.

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