INTERNATIONAL TEST RUGBY THIS WEEKEND 7 April

07.04.2012
Poland v Belgium in Brussels (ENC 1B)
Moldova v Netherlands in Amsterdam (ENC 1B)
Cayman Islands v Jamaica in Kingston (WCQ NACRA R1-North)
St Vincent-Grenadines v Barbados in Kingstown (WCQ NACRA R1-South)
Armenia v Andorra in Andorra La Vela (ENC 2B)

Briefly

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
BELGIUM	9	8	0	1	283	136	147	3	1	36
MOLDOVA	8	5	1	2	161	131	30	2	1	25
POLAND	8	5	1	2	193	150	43	2	1	25
CZECH R.	10	4	0	6	160	217	-57	1	3	20
GERMANY	9	3	0	6	189	205	-16	1	4	17
NETH.	8	0	0	8	94	241	-147	0	1	1

Poland and Belgium meet in Brussels but the outcome will not prevent Belgium from being promoted to ENC 1A for 2012-14. Even if both Poland and Moldova gain a maximum 10 points from their next two games they will not overhaul Belgium.

The Netherlands can’t avoid relegation to ENC 2A for 2012-14 no matter the result of their fixture against Moldova. I can’t help but be thinking of semi-finals and finals for these competitions. A definite result this far out from the end of the competition means a number of meaningless fixtures.

 

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
SWITZ.	7	6	0	1	233	104	129	2	1	28
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	7	1	0	6	56	205	-154	0	0	4

Armenia and Andorra meet in a Division 2B clash in Andorra. Again, Switzerland are likely to be promoted to ENC 2A for 2012-14, with Armenia an outsiders chance. They have four games in hand.

Cayman Islands, Jamaica, St Vincent & Grenadines and Barbados play in their regions in the first 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying rounds.

Rugby is certainly a global game.

For more fixtures ahead go to www.rugbyinternational.net, then scroll down to 2012 International Rugby Fixtures and Results.