RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP 1A

21.03.2015
Georgia 15, Romania 6 in Bucharest (REC 1A)
Russia 21, Portugal 8in Sochi (REC 1A)
Spain 48, Germany 16 in Madrid (REC 1A)

Briefly
Georgia are the 2015 REC winners. They battled to a hard fought win against Romania. Russia and Spain comfortably won their final games.

GERMANY v SPAIN: REC 1A

21.03.2015

Venue: Madrid

Last Five Encounters
20.03.2010 Spain 21-17 in Heidelberg (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
15.11.2008 Spain 22-11 in Madrid (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
27.05.2006 Spain 36-10 in Madrid (WCQ Europe R3A; Playoff 2nd leg)
13.05.2006 Germany 18-6 in Heidelberg (WCQ Europe R3A; Playoff 1st leg)
26.04.1998 Spain 24-9 in Hanover (WCQ Europe Pool 3)

Germany last defeated Spain in Spain way back in 1957! They won 16-3 in Barcelona. They won in Madrid in 1952 by 17-8.

Spain Last Five P 5, W 2, L 3
14.03.2015 v Portugal W 19-8 in Coimbra (REC 1A)
28.02.2015 v Georgia L 13-26 in Madrid (REC 1A)
14.02.2015 v Romania L 8-29 in Bucharest (REC 1A)
07.02.2015 v Russia W 43-20 in Madrid (REC 1A)
22.06.2014 v Argentina Jaguars L 7-41 in Tbilisi (Tbilisi Cup)

Germany Last Five P 5, L 5 
14.03.2015 v Romania L 12-17 in Bucharest (REC 1A)
28.02.2015 v Portugal L 3-8 in Lisbon (REC 1A)
14.02.2015 v Russia L 22-46 in Pforzheim (REC 1A)
07.02.2015 v Georgia L 8-64 in Tbilisi (REC 1A)
29.10.2014 v Namibia L 20-58 in Windhoek

Germany has lost their last six test matches. Their last victory was against Netherlands in May last year.

GWC Rugby Rankings
World Table:
Europe Table:

World Rugby Ranking Points

Prediction: Spain by 27 points: Score 44-17

TEAMS

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RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP 1A

14.03.2015
Georgia 33, Russia 0 in Tbilisi (REC 1A)
Spain 19, Portugal 8 in Coimbra (REC 1A)
Romania 17, Germany12 in Heidelberg (REC 1A)

Reviews
After a slow and sluggish start Georgia proved too strong for Russia in Tbilisi. Georgia remain undefeated so far in this competition.

Spain won the Iberian derby in the university city of Coimbra whilst Romania had to struggle against a much improved German side.

Next weekend is the final round

21.03.2015
Georgia v Romania in Bucharest
Portugal v Russia in Sochi
Germany v Spain in Madrid

ROMANIA v GERMANY: REC 1A

14.03.2015

Venue: Heidelberg

Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)

Preview
Romania should have little difficulty defeating Germany Saturday. The Romanians will be smarting from their defeat by Russia two weeks ago and keen to remain close to Georgia at the top of the division.

Germany put in an impressive effort against Portugal away last weekend and could well be a handful for the Romanians early on in the match.

Other Previews
http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/article-737.htm

Previous Encounters
13.02.2010 Romania 67-5 in Constanta (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
14.02.2009 Romania 22-0 in Heidelberg (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
12.05.1994 Romania 60-6 in Bucharest (WCQ Europe)
27.03.1983 Romania 26-12 in Heidelberg (FIRA A)
04.04.1982 Romania 60-18 in Bucharest (FIRA A)

Germany and Romania have a long test rugby history. Their first encounter was 1936 when Germany won 37-9 in Hamburg.

Germany Last Five P 5, L 5 
28.02.2015 v Portugal L 3-8 in Lisbon (REC 1A)
14.02.2015 v Russia L 22-46 in Pforzheim (REC 1A)
07.02.2015 v Georgia L 8-64 in Tbilisi (REC 1A)
29.10.2014 v Namibia L 20-58 in Windhoek
24.05.2014 v Russia L 20-31 in Hamburg (WCQ Europe R5 Playoff)

Romania Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2
28.02.2015 v Russia L 13-16 in Krasnodar (REC 1A)
14.02.2015 v Spain W 29-8 in Bucharest (REC 1A)
07.02.2015 v Portugal W 37-10 in Lisbon (REC 1A)
22.11.2014 v Canada W 18-9 in Bucharest
15.11.2014 v Japan L 13-18 in Bucharest

GWC Rugby Rankings
World Table: Romania 17th, Germany 27th
Europe Table: Romania 9th, Germany 16th

World Rugby Ranking Points
Romania 67.03, Germany 54.87

Prediction: Romania by 21 points

TEAMS

Romania

1. Constantin Pristavita, 2. Andrei Radoi, 3. Paulica Ion, 4. Valentin Popirlan, 5. Marius Sirbe, 6. Viorel Lucaci, 7. Vlad Nistor, 8. Stelian Burcea, 9. Florin Surugiu, 10. Danut Dumbrava, 11. Ionut Botezatu, 12. Florin Vlaicu, 13. Csaba Gal, 14. Adrian Apostol, 15. Sabin Stratila

Rezerve: 16. Otar Turashvili, 17. Mihai Dico, 18. Alexandru Tarus, 19. Marius Antonescu, 20. Daniel Ianus, 21. Valentin Calafeteanu, 22. Robert Dascalu, 23. Dorin Manole

Head Coach: Lyn Howells

Test debut: Sabin Stratila

http://frr.ro/2015/03/12/sabin-stratila-isi-face-debutul-printre-stejari/

Germany Squad

Club affiliations First

Aberdeen Scotland (SCO): Matthias Schösser
CA St. Etienne (F): Chris Howells
Hannover 78: Phil Szczesny
Heidelberger RK: Sean Armstrong, Kehoma Brenner, Anjo Buckman, Samy Füchsel, Robert Hittel, Steffen Liebig, Pierre Mathurin, Robert Mohr, Hendrik van der Merwe, Clemens von Grumbkow, Arthur Zeiler
Heidelberger TV: Benedikt Scherrer
M-Three Rugby San Dona (I): Umberto Pilla
R.C. Strasbourg (F): Mika Tyumenev
San Isidro Club (ARG): Alan Kessen
SC Frankfurt 1880: Janis Läpple, Kieran Manawatu
SC Neuenheim: Sam Harris, Marten Strauch
Stourbridge RFC (ENG): Dale Garner
TV Pforzheim: Robert May, Carlos Soteras-Merz, Jeremy Te Huia, Timo Vollenkemper
USAP Perpignan (F): Tim Menzel

Head Coach: Kobus Potgieter

RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP: Division 1A and 1B

28.02.2015
Georgia 26, Spain 13 in Madrid (REC 1A)
Russia 16, Romania 13 in Russia (REC 1A)
Portugal 8, Germany 3 in Lisbon (REC 1A)
Netherlands 18, Moldova 10 in Amsterdam (REC 1B)

Review
Russia caused the upset of the day with a 16-13 win in Krasnodar. Romania were on the back foot from the start when coach Lyn Howells, all the management staff and one player failed to get visa clearances.

Georgia managed to overcome a greatly improved Spain in Madrid whilst Portugal struggled all the way against another big improver Germany.

Moldova again showed their weakness when playing away from home. Without top players they showed a lack of depth and went down to Netherlands. Until Moldova can solve these problems they will really struggle if they get promoted to Division 1A

GERMANY v PORTUGAL. Rugby Europe Championship

28.02.2015

Venue: Lisbon

Referee:Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)

Preview

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	B	PT
ROMANIA	2	2	0	0	66	18	48	2	10
GEORGIA	2	2	0	0	84	23	61	1	9
SPAIN	2	1	0	1	51	49	2	1	5
RUSSIA	2	1	0	1	66	65	1	1	5
PORTUGAL	2	0	0	2	25	57	-32	1	1
GERMANY	2	0	0	2	30	110	-80	0	0

Germany and Portugal hold up the bottom of the ladder in this competition. On present form both look to be the contenders for relegation in 2016. That is a long way off but this encounter today could well give some indication as to where these two teams sit.

Germany travels to Lisbon without some keys players. Robert Mohr and Alan Kessen are out injured. Damien Tussas (US Montauban, France) and Matthias Schösser (Aberdeen, Scotland) are not available. Some players do return. Samy Füchsel (Heidelberger RK) Umberto Pilla (Rugby San Dona, Italy), Captain Sean Armstrong, back Anjo Buckman (Heidelberger RK), Phil Szczesny (Hannover 78) and Kieron Manawatu (SC 1880 Frankfurt).

Portugal stumbled at home to Romania in the first round but gave Georgia a hell of a fright in Tbilisi two weeks ago. They showed excellent defence and constantly put Georgia off their game. If they continue to improve Germany may well find them a handful.

Last Five Encounters
27.02.2010 Portugal 69-0 in Heusenstamm (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
12.02.2009 Portugal 44-6 in Lisbon (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
04.04.1998 Portugal 30-6 in Lisbon (WCQ Europe Pool 3, Round B)
13.05.1995 Portugal 26-16 in Heidelberg (FIRA A2)
17.04.1994 Germany 20-18 in Lisbon (FIRA A2)

Germany Last Five P 5, W 1, L 4
14.02.2015 v Russia L 22-46 in Pforzheim (REC 1A)
07.02.2015 v Georgia L 8-64 in Tbilisi (REC 1A)
29.10.2014 v Namibia L 20-58 in Windhoek
24.05.2014 v Russia L 20-31 in Hamburg (WCQ Europe R5 Playoff)
10.05.2014 v Netherlands W 17-7 in Amsterdam (WCQ Europe R4 Playoff)

Portugal Last Five P 5, W 1, L 4
14.02.2015 v Georgia L 15-20 in Tbilisi (REC 1A)
07.02.2015 v Romania L 10-37 in Lisbon (REC 1A)
22.11.2014 v Namibia W 29-20 in Lisbon
15.03.2014 v Spain L 24-28 in Lisbon (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
08.03.2014 v Russia L 18-34 in Sochi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)

GWC Rugby Rankings
World Table: Portugal 22nd, Germany 27th
Europe Table-Portugal 11th, Germany 15th

Rugby World Ranking Points
Portugal 57.94, Germany 55.30

Prediction: Portugal by 28 points

Teams

Portugal Squad
1 Afonso Sousa GDS Cascais
2 Bruno Medeiros CDUL
3 Diogo Toorn CDUL
4 Duarte Marques AEIS Técnico
5 Francisco Fernandes Béziers
6 Francisco Sousa GDS Cascais
7 Francisco Appleton CDUL
8 Francisco Pinto de Magalhães CDUL
9 Gonçalo Foro CDUL
10 Julien Bardy ASM Clermont
11 João Almeida CDUL
12 João Bernardo Afonso GDS Cascais
13 João Travassos GD Direito
14 Maxime Tonieta US Oynnax
15 Miguel Vilaça CDUL
16 Mike Tadjer RC Massy
17 Nuno Penha e Costa CDUL
18 Nuno Taful GDS Cascais
19 Pedro Ávila AS Clermont
20 Salvador Vassalo GDS Cascais
21 Tomás Appleton CDUL
22 Tony Martins Limoges
23 Vasco Uva GD Direito
24 José Almeida RC Lousã

Head Coach:João Pinto

Adapted from http://www.fpr.pt/ficheiros_site_fpr/imagens/noticias/Convocatória%20nº.16%20Preparação%20-Portugal%20vs%20Alemanha-%20treino%20dia%2026%20Fev.pdf

Germany Squad

Heidelberger RK: Arthur Zeiler, Alexander Widiker, Samy Füchsel, Kehoma Brenner, Sean Armstrong, Hendrik van der Merwe, Clemens von Grumbkow, Steffen Liebig, Robert Hittel, Anjo Buckman

TV Pforzheim: Rob May, Jeremy Te Huia
Hannover 78: Phil Szczesny
Heidelberger TV: Benedikt Scherrer
SC 1880 Frankfurt: Kieron Manawatu
False Bay (SA): Michael Poppmeier
M-Three Rugby San Dona (I): Umberto Pilla
US Colmiers (F): Chris Hilsenbeck
USA Perpignan (F): Tim Menzel
SO Chambéry (F): Julius Nostadt
CA St. Etienne (F): Chris Howells
USON Rugby Plus SASP (F): Paul Bosch
Stourbridge RFC (ENG): Dale Garner

Head Coach: Kobus Potgieter

RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP (REC) Saturday 14 February

14.02.2015
Georgia 20, Portugal 15 in Tbilisi (REC 1A)
Romania 29, Spain 8 in Bucharest (REC 1A)
Russia 46, Germany 22 in Pforzheim (REC 1A)

Briefly
Georgia made very heavy weather of their game against Portugal in Tbilisi. Portugal played a very effective defensive game against a side that struggled to dominate.

Romania ran out comfortable winners against Spain. Some comments..
’Haven't seen the entire match, just the second half, but as a summary:
-for the first time we [Romania] managed to mix our game up; 3/4 played surprisingly well despite we scored 4 tries using the maul
-our scrum was a bit shaky, but after 20 minutes or so the Spanish were lifted up
-obviously the Spain's hammering over Russia wasn't a fluke, they are way better then last year
-few spectators I don't know how many ‘
by ‘Kiroshi’ at http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9&start=350

Germany lead Russia 22-15 with 22 minutes to go and suddenly the flood gates opened. Russia’s fitness was superior in those last 15 minutes and Germany simply collapsed. Those who saw the game say this was a much better display by Germany excluding that last quarter.

RUSSIA v GERMANY: Rugby Europe Championship, Division 1A

14.02.2015

Venue: Pforzheim

Referee: Cyril Marchat (France)

Preview
This is shaping to be the battle of the wooden spooners in this competition. It is early days yet but Germany showed against Georgia they are a long way from the leaders whilst Russia were outclassed by Spain last weekend.

Russia are without some of their leading players (see below) which could mean Germany has a chance of causing an upset.

Last Five Encounters
24.05.2014 Russia 31-29 in Hamburg (WCQ Europe R5 Playoff)
13.03.2010 Russia 48-11 in Sochi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
02.05.2009 Russia 53-0 in Hanover (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
16.04.2000 Russia 89-6 in Moscow (FIRA Div.B)
04.05.1994 Russia 67-5 in Bucharest (WCQ)

Tests between these two nations began in 1977. Germany’s only win against Russia (and as West Germany) was in 1981 when they defeated USSR 10-7 in Hanover.Since 1990 Russia has won all the tests.

Russia Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2
07.02.2015 v Spain L 20-48 in Madrid (REC 1A)
15.11.2014 v Hong Kong W 39-27 in Hong Kong
08.11.2014 v Hong Kong W 31-10 in Hong Kong
12.10.2014 v Uruguay L 27-36 in Montevideo (WCQ Repechage R2)
27.09.2014 v Uruguay W 22-21 in Krasnoyarsk (WCQ Repechage R2)

Germany Last Five P 5, W 2, L 3
02.07.2015 v Georgia L 8-64 in Tbilisi (REC 1A)
29.10.2014 v Namibia L 20-58 in Windhoek
24.05.2014 v Russia L 20-31 in Hamburg (WCQ Europe R5 Playoff)
10.05.2014 v Netherlands W 17-7 in Amsterdam (WCQ Europe R4 Playoff)
26.04.2014 v Sweden W 45-20 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)

GWC Rugby Rankings
World Table- Russia 19th, Germany 27th
Europe Table- Russia 10th, Germany 15th

IRB Ranking Points
Russia 64.12, Germany 56.32

Prediction: Germany by 6 points

Teams

Russia Squad
Denis Antonov (Remerciez-DSP)
Vasily Artemiev (Krasny Yar)
Mikhail Babaev (VVA-Moscou)
Alexander Bezverkhov (Ienisseï-STM)
Artem Fatakhov (VVA Sarrasins)
Ramil Gaisin (Ienisseï-STM)
Viktor Gresev (Krasny Yar)
Vladislav Korshunov ( VVA-Moscou)
Dmitry Krotov (Ienisseï-STM)
Igor Kurashov ("Ienisseï-STM")
Yuri Kushnarev (Ienisseï-STM)
Alexei Panasenko (VVA Sarrasins)
Anton Ryabov (Krasny Yar)
Sergey Sekisov (VVA-Moscou)
Stanislav Selskiy ( Ienisseï-STM)
Nicholas Serkov (Ienisseï-STM)
Alexey Shcherban (Ienisseï-STM)
Andrei Temnov (Ienisseï-STM)
Alexey Volkov (VVA Sarrasins)
Innocent Zykov (Ienisseï-STM)
Vladimir Rudenko (Krasny Yar)
Rushan Yagudin (Krasny Yar )
Paul Butenko (Ienisseï-STM)
Andrew Otrokov (Krasny Yar)

‘Russia lost prop Igretsov, lock Ostrikov, backs Galinovsky, Yanyushkin, Sergei Trishin and Igor Klyushnikov ! Clearly the squad is not better now.’

‘Olivier’ at http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=384&start=75

Germany
1. Arthur Zeiler
2. Alexander Widiker
3. Damien Tussac
4. Robert Mohr
5. Michael Poppmeier
6. Kehoma Brenner
7. Robert Hittel
8. Alan Kessen
9. Sean Armstrong
10. Christopher Hilsenbeck
11. Hendrik van der Merwe
12. Paul Bosch
13. Clemens von Grumbkow
14. Mark Sztyndera
15. Steffen Liebig
16. Mikail Tyumenev
17. Robert May
18. Matthias Schösser
19. Christopher Howells
20. Falk Duwe
21. Tim Menzel
22. Marten Strauch
23. Jeremy Te Huia

https://twitter.com/DRVRugby/status/566276213019533312/photo/1

TEST RUGBY RESULTS: Rugby Europe Championship

07.02.2015
Romania 37, Portugal 10 in Lisbon (ENC 1A)
Spain 43, Russia 18 in Madrid (ENC 1A)
Georgia 64, Germany 8 in Heusenstamm (ENC 1A)

Briefly
Romania and Georgia continued to dominate this tournament. Romania easily accounted for Portugal in Lisbon whilst Georgia thumped Germany in Germany.

Spain raised a few eyebrows when they convincingly defeated Russia in Madrid. Making full use of their French-based contingent Spain could well threaten the two leading nations.

Draw Next Weekend
Portugal v Georgia in Tbilisi
Spain v Romania in Bucharest-This will be interesting!
Russia v Germany in Pforzheim-Battle of the wooden spooners?

GEORGIA v GERMANY: RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1A

07.02.2015

Venue: Heusenstamm

Referee: Laurent Cordona (France)

Preview
Germany gained promotion to Division 1A after heading Division 1B for the 2012-2014 ENC Championship. Germany had previously played at this level for the 2008-10 ENC 1A championship. That was their first step up to the highest ENC level in recent times. It proved a disaster. After two seasons without a win they were relegated. The question is have things changed for German rugby since 2010?

Georgia has consistently proven over the last two seasons that they are perhaps a level up from the rest of the teams in this competition, with Romania perhaps an exception. They should there for have little difficulty defeating the Germans.

In the two games played between these nations over 2008-10 Germany lost both games; 5-38 in Heidelberg and 3-77 in Tbilisi.

Both teams go into this match understrength. Germany because of injuries Georgia with some injury but mostly selections.

Germany’s latest outing was a 20-58 loss to Namibia in Windhoek in late October 2014. Georgia defeated Japan 35-24 in Tbilisi in November. The difference in the quality of opposition must be a concern for the Germans desperate not to repeat the woes of 2008-10.

Germany Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2
29.10.2014 v Namibia L 20-58 in Windhoek
24.05.2014 v Russia L 20-31 in Hamburg (WCQ Europe R5 Playoff)
10.05.2014 v Netherlands W 17-7 in Amsterdam (WCQ Europe R4 Playoff)
26.04.2014 v Sweden W 45-20 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
05.04.2014 v Czech Republic W 76-12 in Heidelberg (WCQ Eur. R4; ENC 1B)

Georgia Last Five P 5, W 2, L 4
23.11.2014 v Japan W 35-24 in Tbilisi
16.11.2014 v Ireland L 7-49 in Dublin
08.11.2014 v Tonga L 9-23 in Tbilisi
22.06.2014 v Emerging Italy W 34-10 in Tbilisi (IRB Tbilisi Cup)
18.06.2014 v Argentina Jaguars L 16-26 in Tbilisi (IRB Tbilisi Cup)

GWC Rugby Rankings
World Table: Georgia 15th, Germany 27th
Europe Table: Georgia 7th, Germany 15th

IRB Ranking Points
Georgia 70.76, Germany 56.32

Prediction: Georgia by 35 points

Teams

Germany

15		Steffan Liebig	Heidelberger RK
14		Hendrik van der Merwe	Heidelberger TV
13		Clemens von Grumbkow	Heidelberger RK
12		Anjo Buckman	Heidelberger RK
11		Mark Szytyndera	SC 1880 Frankfurt
10		Jeremy Te Huia	TV Pforzheim
9		Timothy Menzel	TSV Handschuhsheim
8		Alan Kessen	San Isidro Club, Argentina
7		Umberto Pilla	Rugby San Dona, Italy
6		Robert Hittel	Heidelberger RK
5		Robert May	TV Pforzheim
4		Michael Poppmeier	False Bay RFC, South Africa
3		Matthais Schösser	Aberdeen RFC, Scotland
2		Michail Tyumenev	Stade Montois Rugby, France
1		Samuel Fuchsel	Heidelberger RK
16		Dale Garner	Stourbridge RFC, England
17		Marcus Bender	TSV Handschuhsheim
18		Christopher Howells	CA Saint-Etienne, France
19		Falk Duwe	RK 03 Berlin
20		Kehoma Brenner	Heidelberger RK
21		Carlos Soteras-Merz	TV Pforzheim
22		Pierre Mathurin	Heidelberger RK
23		Sean Armstrong	Heidelberger RK
		HEAD COACH: Kobus Potgieter

Georgia

15		Giorgi Aptsiauri	Aia
14		Sandro Todua	Lelo
13		David Kacharava	Enisey-STM Krasnoyarsk, Russia
12		Merab Shairikadze	Stade Aurillacois, France
11		Alexander Khutsishvili	Kochebi
10		Lasha Khmaladze	Lelo
9		Vasil Lobjanidze	Armazi
8		Beka Bitsadze	Locomotive
7		Shalva Sutiashvili (Capt.)	RC Massy, France
6		Georgi Tkhilaishvili	Batumi
5		Giorgi Nemsadze	Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, France
4		Vakhtang Maisiradze	SC Albi, France
3		Davit Zirakashvili	ASM Clermont Auvergne, France
2		Zurab Zvania	Stade Français, France
1		Mikheil Nariashvili	Montpellier Hérault Rugby, France
16		Shalva Mamukashvili	Sale Sharks, England
17		Levan Chilachava	RC Toulon, France
18		Davit Kubriashvili	Stade Français, France
19		Konstantin Mikautadze	RC Toulon, France
20		Dimitri Basilaia	Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland
21		Giorgi Begadze	Kochebi
22		Lasha Malaguradze	Stade Bagnérais, France
23		Tamaz Mchedlidze	SU Agen, France
		HEAD COACH: Milton Haig

GERMAN SQUAD FOR RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1A

Sean Armstrong (Heidelberger RK)
Marcus Bender (TSV Handschuhsheim)
Kehoma Brenner (Heidelberger RK)
Anjo Buckman (Heidelberger RK)
Falk Duwe (RK 03 Berlin)
Samuel Füchsel (Heidelberger RK)
Dale Garner (Stourbridge RFC, England)
Samuel Harris (SC Neuenheim)
Robert Hittel (Heidelberger RK)
Christopher Howells (CA Saint-Etienne, France)
Alan Kessen (San Isidro Club, Argentina)
Steffen Liebig (Heidelberger RK)
Pierre Mathurin (Heidelberger RK)
Robert May (TV Pforzheim)
Timothy Menzel (USAP Perpignan)
Robert Mohr (Heidelberger RK)
Nico Müller (Hannover 78)
Umberto Pilla (Rugby San Dona, Italy)
Michael Poppmeier (False Bay RFC, South Africa)
Matthias Schösser (Aberdeen RFC, Scotland
Carlos Soteras-Merz (TV Pforzheim)
Mark Sztyndera (SC 1880 Frankfurt)
Jeremy Te Huia (TV Pforzheim)
Mika Tyumenev (RC Strasbourg, France)
Henrik van der Merwe (Heidelberger RK)
Clemens von Grumbkow (Heidelberger RK)
Arthur Zeiler (Heidelberger RK)

‘Germany lost Ray Parkinson to injury. Very tough. Jeremy Te Huia will replace him at fly-half.
Germany try to bolster his pack with the first call of Alan Kessen, the return of Michael Poppmeier.’

Team list adapted from and comments thanks to ‘Olivier’ at http://t2rugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30&sid=d6cfe0cbf878081afa1b5982b22838ca&start=175

Some veterans in this German side. Robert May is 35 and Robert Mohr is 36