Saturday, March 9, 2013

RUSSIA v PORTUGAL World Cup Qualifier Europe R5; ENC 1A

09.03.2012

Venue: Estádio Sérgio Conceição, Coimbra

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Image thanks to ‘Quentin’ at http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4269

Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)

  P W D L PF PA DIFF BT BL PT
GEORGIA 3 3 0 0 65 34 31 0 0 12
ROMANIA 3 3 0 0 73 42 31 0 0 12
PORTUGAL 3 1 0 2 43 56 -13 0 1 5
BELGIUM 3 0 1 2 46 56 -10 0 1 4
RUSSIA 3 1 0 2 36 61 -25 0 0 4
SPAIN 3 0 1 2 45 59 -14 0 1 3

Preview
In the past Russia has been the dominant team in these clashes but Portugal has pushed the Russians very close in recent encounters, which includes a win on Russian soil in 2011.

Whilst neither team looks to be a 1,2 or 3 placing certainty at the end of the competition both teams could easily slip to the bottom of the points table. This would place them dangerously close to relegation mid-2014.

This situation places a win today for either side as crucial.

Last Five Encounters
11.02.2012 Russia 33-32 in Lisbon (ENC 1A)
12.02.2011 Portugal 21-19 in Sochi (ENC 1A)
06.02.2010 Russia 14-10 in Sochi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
07.02.2009 Russia 18-14 in Lisbon (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1)
01.03.2008 Russia 41-26 in Krasnodar (ENC 1)

Portugal Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2
23.02.2013 v Belgium W 18-12 in Lisbon (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
09.02.2013 v Georgia L 12-25 in Tblisi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
02.02.2013 v Romania L 13-19 in Lisbon (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
17.11.2012 v Chile W 28-22 in Santiago
11.11.2012 v Uruguay W 32-25 in Montevideo

Russia Last Five P 5, W 1, L 4
23.02.2013 v Georgia L 9-23 in Sochi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
09.02.2013 v Romania L 14-29 in Bucharest (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
02.02.2013 v Spain W 13-9 in Sochi (WCQ Europe R5; ENC 1A)
17.11.2012 v Canada L 3-35 in Colwyn Bay (IRB Int. Rugby Series)
09.11.2012 v United States L 26-40 in Colwyn Bay (IRB Int. Rugby Series)

GWC Rugby Rankings
World Table-Portugal 18th, Russia 21st
Europe Table-Portugal 12th, Russia 13th

IRB Ranking Points
Russia 60.92, Portugal 59.38

Prediction: A close game, Portugal by 5 points

TEAMS

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Portugal

15   Nuno Penha e Costa CD University Lisboa
14   Frederico Oliveira CD University Lisboa
13   Carl Murray  CD University Lisboa
12   Francisco Appleton CD University Lisboa
11   Gonçalo Foro  CD University Lisboa
10   Pedro Leal Nice, France
9   Samuel Marquea  Albi, France
8   Juan Severino Chamberry, France
7   Vasco Uva  GD Direito
6   Julian Bardy  Cleremont-Ferrand, France
5   Gonçalo Uva  GD Direito
4   David dos Reis  Châteaurenard, France
3   Juan Murré A. S. Dijonnais, France
2   João Correia (Capt.) GD Direito
1   Francisco Fernandes  Beziers, France
       
16   Miguel Vilcaca  
17   Jorge Segurado  GD Direito
18   Anthony Martins Perigueux, France
19   Aurelien Beco  Colombiers, France
20   Laurent Balangue  Saint Jean De Luz, France
21   Francisco Pinto Malgahaes CD Univ.Lisboa
22   Jose Lima  Narbonne, France
23   Adérito Esteves GD Direito
       
    HEAD COACH: Errol Brain

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Russia

15   Igor Klyuchnikov  VVA-Podmoskovje
14   Vasily Artemyev  Northampton Saints, England
13   Dmitry Gerasimov  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
12   Alex Makovetsky  Krasny Yar
11   Vladimir Ostroushko  Kuban Krasnodar
10   Sergei Yanyushkin  AgroUniversity Kazan
9   Alexander Yanyushkin  VVA-Podmoskovje
8   Victor Gresev  Krasny Yar
7   Pavel Butenko  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
6   Andrey Temnov  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
5   Kirill Kulemin  London Welsh, England
4   Alexander Voytov (Capt.)  VVA-Podmoskovye
3   Evgeny Pronenko  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
2   Valeriy Tsnobiladze  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
1   Alexey Volkov  VVA-Podmoskovye
       
16   Nazir Hasanov  Krasny Yar
17   Andrei Polivalov  AgroUniversity Kazan
18   Gregory Tsnobiladze  Krasny Yar
19   Pavel Kvernadze Spartak Moscow
20   Artem Fatakhov  AgroUniversity Kazan
21   Alexey Shcherban  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
22   Sergey Sugrobov  Slava Moscow
23   Yuri Kushnarev Kuban Krasnodar
       
    HEAD COACH: Kingsley Jones

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