GERMANY v CZECH REPUBLIC: WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B

05.04.2013

Venue: Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg

Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
GERMANY	8	6	0	2	277	149	128	5	0	29
MOLDOVA	7	5	0	2	199	171	28	5	0	25
POLAND	8	5	0	3	169	133	36	0	1	21
UKRAINE	8	4	0	4	190	171	19	2	1	19
SWEDEN	9	3	0	6	173	262	-89	1	1	14
CZECH REP.	8	1	0	7	93	215	-122	0	1	5

Preview
This is the second match in ENC 1B this weekend. Both teams are at opposite ends of this competition table. It is difficult to see any other result than a victory to Germany.

31 year old German captain Alexander Widiker will be playing his 58th and last test for Germany. He first played for Germany in 2001.

Previous Encounters
09.03.2013 Germany 27-8 in Prague (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
10.03.2012 Germany 20-17 in Prague (ENC 1B)
12.03.2011 Czech Republic 29-23 in Heidelberg (ENC 1B)
10.10.1997 Germany 31-17 in Hannover (WCQ Europe Pool 3)
10.05.1997 Germany 14-9 in Prague

These two teams first meet in 1931. Germany defeated the then Czechoslovakia 38-0 in Leipzig.

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table: Germany 14th, Czech Republic 17th

IRB Ranking Points
Germany 56.20, Czech Republic 47.00

Prediction: Germany by 20 points.

TEAMS

Germany Squad

Sean Armstrong (Heidelberger RK)
Tim Biniak (RK Heusenstamm)
Kehoma Brenner (Heidelberger RK)
Anjo Buckman (Heidelberger RK)
Samy Füchsel (Heidelberger RK)
Christopher Hilsenbeck (US Colomiers,France)
Robert Hittel (Heidelberger TV)
Chris Howells (TV Pforzheim)
Alexander Hug (TSV Handschuhsheim)
Pieter Jordaan (Heidelberger RK)
Jannis Läpple (SC Frankfurt 1880)
Steffen Liebig (Heidelberger RK)
Rob May (TV Pforzheim)
Raynor Parkinson (Heidelberger RK)
Raphael Pyrasch (Heidelberger RK)
Marten Strauch (SC Neuenheim)
Mark Sztyndera (SC Frankfurt 1880)
Mika Tyumenev (Mont de Marsan, France)
Timo Vollenkemper (TV Pforzheim)
Alexander Widiker (Heidelberger RK)
Manuel Wilhelm (RG Heidelberg)
Arthur Zeiler (Heidelberger RK)

Head Coach: Kobus Potgieter

Adapted from http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/6693/37/

Czech Republic Squad

Radim Backa (RC Přelouč / RC Praga Praha)
Jan Benda (RC Sparta Praha)
Petr Čížek (RC Praga Praha)
Jiří Frank (RC Praga Praha)
Vojtěch Havel (RC Arras, France)
Martin Havlíček (Sporting Nazairien Rugby, France)
Michal Jirman (RC Slavia Praha)
Milan Jirman (Stockport RUFC, England)
Václav Jursík (GSF Mazame, France)
Jan Kefurt (RC Slavia Praha)
Jan Kolář (RC Slavia Praha)
Jiří Lacina (Darlington Mowden Park RC, England)
Patrik Leroch (RC Havířov)
Marek Loutocký (RC Sparta Praha)
Lukáš Macháček (RC Havířov / RC Brno Bystrc)
Vojtěch Mára (RC Tatra Smíchov)
Vachtang Pailodze (RC Sparta Praha)
Jan Rohlík (RC Mountfield Říčany)
Jiří Skall (RC Sparta Praha)
Zbyněk Šroubek (RC Slavia Praha)
Aleš Stejskal (AS Macon Rugby, France)
Ivane Sulamanidze (RC Sparta Praha)
Ondřej Ullmann (RC Brno Bystrc)
Robert Voves, Captain (RC Praga Praha)

Head Coach:

Adapted from http://www.rugbyunion.cz/cesky-tym-miri-do-heidelberku

For a complete list of all test rugby results for Germany and the Czech Republic go to www.rugbyinternational.net