EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP TEST RUGBY: Switzerland in Serbia

12.11.2011
Switzerland v Serbia in Monthey (ENC 2B)

Venue: Stade Phillipe Pottier

Both images above thanks to ‘Quentin’ at http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3940

Referee: V.Bouchet (Norway)

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
SWITZ.	4	3	0	1	99	64	35	1	1	14
SERBIA	5	3	0	2	118	108	10	1	0	13
ANDORRA	4	2	0	2	85	68	17	1	1	10
ARMENIA	4	2	0	2	80	62	18	0	2	10
SLOVENIA	5	1	0	4	50	110	-60	0	0	4

Preview
This is the clash of the two nations that lead this competition. Switzerland leads Serbia by one point but has a game in hand. The winner of this game could well be the team that is promoted to ENC 2A for 2012-14.

Switzerland will play its first game this season. They have the home advantage. They have won their last two games, against Slovenia and Andorra, but has lost their last three games against Serbia, one of them at home.

Serbia crushed Slovenia last weekend. They have the advantage of playing together recently. Playing away to Switzerland wont worry them as they have won in Switzerland before.

Not knowing the lineups makes predicting difficult. This will be a very close game.

Last Five Encounters
20.11.2010 Serbia 18-15 in Belgrade (ENC 2B)
24.10.2009 Serbia 13-8 in Belgrade (ENC 3A)
04.04.2009 Serbia 12-6 in Nyon (WCQ Europe R1; ENC 3A)
24.11.2007 Switzerland 13-5 in Belgrade (ENC 3A)
07.10.2006 Switzerland 30-9 in Nyon (ENC 3A)

Switzerland Last Five
30.04.2011 v Slovenia W 33-10 in Ljubliana (ENC 2B)
19.03.2011 v Andorra W 21-9 in Nyon (ENC 2B)
20.11.2010 v Serbia L 15-18 in Belgrade (ENC 2B)
02.10.2010 v Armenia W 30-27 in Lausanne (ENC 2B)
08.05.2010 v Andorra L 0-10 in Andorra La Vela (ENC 3A)

Serbia Last Five
29.10.2011 v Slovenia W 52-0 in Belgrade (ENC 2B)
07.05.2011 v Armenia W 20-18 in Belgrade (ENC 2B)
19.02.2011 v Andorra L 25-42 in Andorra La Vele (ENC 2B)
20.11.2010 v Switzerland W 18-15 in Belgrade (ENC 2B)
23.10.2010 v Slovenia L 3-33 in Ljubliana (ENC 2B)

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table- Switzerland 24th, Serbia 27th

IRB Ranking Points
Switzerland 44.42, Serbia 41.77

Prediction: Switzerland by 5 v Serbia

Teams

Switzerland Squad

Forwards:
Lucas Jacquier (Avusy)
Eddy Gombas (Avusy)
Gabriel Fox (Fribourg)
Schelte Betten (GC Zürich)
Clément Bartschi (Villeurbanne/F, Fédérale 2)
Johannes Küng (GC Zürich)
Jake Serex (Pebbles/Scotland)
Nicolas Guyou (Chateaurenard/F, Fédérale 1)
David Mossière (Sigean/F, Fédérale 3)
Aymeric Pont ( Avusy)
Cyril Coulot ( Kikuro/Be)
Cyril Lin (Lannemezan/F, Fédérale 1)
Jonathan Wullschleger (Lyon Saint Priest/F, Fédérale 3)

Backs:
Simon Perrod (Oyonnax/F, U23)
Calvin Unholz (GC Zürich)
Benoît Camps (Suresnes/F, Fédérale 2)
Adrien Faudot (Thonon/F, Honneur)
Bruno Barthelemy (Nyon)
Mathieu Gouyou-Kreis (Maisons-Laffitte/F, Fédérale 2)
Jacky Dervey (Stade Lausanne)
Lukas Steiger (GC Zürich)
Benjamin Faudot (Thonon/F, Honneur)
Samuel Steiger (RC Bern)

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Serbian squad not available.