EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP 2015-16

10.10.2015

Previews

Ukraine v Belgium in Kiev (REC 1B)

REC 1B

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	B	PT
BELGIUM	6	6	0	0	130	95	135	3	27
MOLDOVA	5	3	0	2	155	83	72	4	16
POLAND	6	3	0	3	132	157	-25	2	15
UKRAINE	5	3	0	2	108	81	27	1	13
NETHERLANDS	5	2	0	3	81	74	3	2	10
SWEDEN	7	0	0	7	80	296	-193	0	0

Belgium is away out in front of this competition and look set to return to REC 1A for 2016-18. Although away to Ukraine I can only see them winning comfortably.

Prediction: Belgium by 21 points. Score 26-7

TEAMS

Belgium Squad

BILLI BERTRAND, RC Soignies
COCQU TOM, Nevers
CORRADI BRIEUC, RC Soignies
COUPE TOM, Dendermondse RC
CUFFOLO ALEXIS, Cs Beaune
DE BACKER SEP, Dendermondse RC
DEBATTY FLORENT, RC Soignies
DEBATTY LOUIS, RC Soignies
DEBATY CHRISTOPHE, RFC Liégeois
DIENST THOMAS, LILLE
HEYNDRICKX ROMAIN, RC Soignies
HUBERT WILLIAM, ES Catalane
JADOT MAXIME, LILLE
LESCARBOURA BAPTISTE, Royal Kituro RFC
MASSIMI JULIEN, ASUB Rugby Waterloo
MEEUS NICOLAS, Royal Kituro RFC
MOELANTS TUUR ,Boitsfort RC
OLIVE RAPHAEL, Villefranche de Lauragais
PIRON FLORIAN, RUGBY CLUB DE CHARTES
SENSEE HUGO, Royal Kituro RFC
TCHANGUE MARC, USAP
TEMMERMAN MAXIME, ASUB Rugby Waterloo
THEWISSEN ESTEBAN, Stade Toulousain
TORFS JENS, USAP
VERSCHELDEN MATHIEU, RC Tricastin
WILLIAMS ALAN, US COGNAC

http://sportkipik.be/plusieurs-tauliers-de-retour-pour-l-ukraine

Ukraine Squad not available

Denmark v Austria in Odense (REC 2C)

Preview
Denmark, relegated from REC 2B at the end of 2014, are in danger of further relagation. They have a home game against Austria who are also in the relegation danger zone.

REC 2C

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	B	PT
LUXEMBOURG	4	4	0	0	81	29	52	1	17
SLOVENIA	4	3	0	1	92	53	49	2	14
SERBIA	4	3	0	2	50	109	-59	0	8
AUSTRIA	4	1	0	3	61	84	-23	2	6
DENMARK	4	0	0	4	64	83	-19	3	3

Prediction: Austria by 1 point. Score 22-21.

TEAMS

Austria

1. Mihajlovic, Bogdan (RU Donau Wien)

2. Hruschka, Paul (Wombats RC)

3. Müller, Maximilian (C) (Llanishen RFC)

4. Kinsky, Dominic (Rosslyn Park FC, England)

5. Ehrentraut, Stefan (RC Linz)

6. Thun, Leopold (Vienna Celtic RFC)

7. Psota, Stefan (Llanishen RFC, Wales)

8. Radomirov, Alexander (RU Donau Wien)

9. Lewis, Jan (RC Graz)

10. Aslanyan, Musheg (Vienna Celtic RFC)

11. Hruschka, Popkin (Wombats RC)

12. Chiu, Gordon (RU Donau Wien)

13. Kerschbaumer, Michael (RU Donau Wien)

14. Sabo, Milan (RU Donau Wien)

15. Navas, Maximilian (RU Donau Wien)

16. Oberhauser, Michael (RC Innsbruck)

17. Westerlund, Philipp (RC Innsbruck)

18. Pauser, Stephan (Wombats RC)

19. Robert, Schneider (RU Donau Wien)

20. Olivanti, Frederic (Stade Rugby Wien)

21. Schritliser, Manuel (RC Tigers Flagenhurt) *

22. Dejean de la Batie, Jeremie (RC Innsbruck)

23. Daniel, Treuer (RC Linz)

Head Coach: Lofty Stevenson

 

http://www.rugby-austria.at/detail/rugby-enc-to-be-or-not-to-be-oesterreich-auswaerts-in-daenemark/
* First Austrian test player from this club