SWEDEN v GERMANY; World Cup Qualifying Europe R4; ENC 1B

06.04.2013

TEST RUGBY FEATURE MATCH No.2

Venue: Wolfgang-Meyer-Sportanlage, Hamburg

Referee: Pedro Montoya (Spain).

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	DIFF	BT	BL	PT
GERMANY	4	3	0	1	118	72	46	3	0	15
POLAND	3	3	0	0	64	28	36	0	0	12
UKRAINE	4	2	0	2	104	85	18	2	1	11
SWEDEN	3	2	0	1	86	46	40	1	0	9
MOLDOVA	3	1	0	2	57	98	-41	1	0	5
CZECH REP.	5	0	0	5	56	157	-101	0	1	1

Preview
Germany leads this division after some impressive wins to date.They will field the same side that defeated Czech Republic in Prague last month. Sadly this will be Robert Mohr’s last test rugby match for Germany as he settles into business life in France and as a recruitment agent for his French club team Stade Niortaise Rugby.

The Swedish preparation for this game has been hampered by bad weather in Scandinavia. The Swedish-based players last played a game of rugby back in November, when the Swedish side defeated Czech Republic in Prague.

35 year old Robert Mohr will play his last test rugby match for Germany today
Image thanks to A & M Bruno and www.totalrugby.de

Last Five Encounters
25.04.2004 Germany 40-0 in Hanover (ENC 2A)
27.04.2003 Germany 24-16 in Trelleborg (ENC 2A)
21.10.2001 Sweden 32-10 in Malmo (WCQ Europe R2; FIRA Pool B)
04.05.1985 Germany 18-6 in Karlskrona (FIRA B2)
05.05.1984 Sweden 15-13 in Norrkoping (FIRA B2)

Germany Last Five P 5, W 4, L 1
09.03.2013 v Czech Republic W 27-8 in Prague (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
17.11.2012 v Moldova W 32-14 in Heidelberg (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
03.11.2013 v Poland L 13-22 in Gdansk (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
27.10.2012 v Ukraine W 46-28 in Berlin (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
24.03.2012 v Moldova W 40-7 in Heidelberg (ENC 1B)

Sweden Last Five P 5, W 3, L 2
10.11.2013 v Czech Republic W 22-18 in Prague (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
27.10.2012 v Moldova W 54-6 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
20.10.2012 v Ukraine L 10-22 in Stockholm (WCQ Europe R4; ENC 1B)
05.05.2012 v Latvia W 31-3 in Enkoping (ENC 2A)
21.04.2012 v Malta L 14-22 in la Valette (ENC 2A)

GWC Rugby Rankings
Europe Table: Germany 10th, Sweden 17th

IRB Ranking Points
Germany 55.44, Sweden 51.91

Prediction: Germany by 20 points

TEAMS

Germany

1 Artur Zeiler (HRK) - 2 Alexander Widiker (HRK) - 3 Samy Füchsel (HRK) - 4 Manuel Wilhelm (RGH) - 5 Robert Mohr (Niortaise/FRA) - 6 Kehoma Brenner (HRK) - 7 Alexander Hug (TSVH) - 8 Rob May (TVP) - 9 Sean Armstrong (HRK) - 10 Raynor Parkinson (HRK) - 11 Marten Strauch (SCN) - 12 Clemens von Grumbkow (Dax/FRA) - 13 Pieter Jordaan (HRK) - 14 Benjamin Simm (H78) - 15 Kieran Manawatu (SC 1880)
Replacements
16 Jörn Schröder (H78) - 17 Julius Nostadt (TSVH) - 18 Benjamin Krause (H78) - 19 Benjamin Danso (HRK) - 20 Timo Vollenkemper (TVP) - 21 Lars Eckert (SCN) - 22 Steffen Liebig (HRK) - Rafael Pyrasch (HRK)

Head Coach: Kobus Potgieter

http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/5997/37/

Sweden Squad

Rhys Allen, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Sebastian Andersson, Pingvin RC, Trelleborg

Thomas Arvidsson, Hammarby IF, Stockholm

Mark Beveridge, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Peter Blaha, Hammarby IF, Stockholm

Daniel Chamberlain, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

James Darbyshire, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Dustin Eaton, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Henning Ekstrand, Göteborg RF, Göteborg

Robin Fransson, Enköpings RK, Enköping

Ian Gowland, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Richard Johansson, Hammarby IF, Stockholm

Tim Johansson, Enköpings RK, Enköping

Oskar Lechner, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Conor Murphy, Corinthians RFC, Irland

Stefan Obradovic, Hammarby IF, Stockholm

Simon Pierce, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Stuart Rumbelow, Hammarby IF, Stockholm

Lee Sandberg, Cambridge RFC, England

Sebastian Taylor, Old Haberdashers RFC, England

Lars Tunestål, Pingvin RC, Trelleborg

Rikus van Niekerk, Stockholm Exiles RFC, Stockholm

Rikard Örnberg, Vänersborgs RK, Vänersborg

Head Coach: Mike Tatu

 

Unavailable
Chris Bradley (torn muscle), Andrew Diash (shoulder) and Victor Lundqvist (shin splints) are injured whilst Sami Paulson is currently playing rugby in New Zealand.

 

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