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28th October Spain v Georgia and Portugal v Russia

The sides playing of for Europe 3 will be known after the 28th October. Whoever wins in the Spain v Georgia and Portugal V Russia games will be the sides who go forward to the Europe 3 play-off game.  We favour Georgia and Russia to progress though it will be a tight call.

No surprises as Spain and Russia reach the next stage

Russia and Spain will join Italy, Romania, Georgia and Portugal in the round 5 games of Rugby World Cup 2007. Spain knocked out the Czech Republic winning 46-17 in Madrid on Saturday and Russia took out Ukraine 37-17 in Moscow.

Spain move closer to qualification for RWC 2007

Spain beat the Czech Republic by 33-12 in an impressive away game. This win moves Spain into a strong position to go forward to round five. The two teams meet in Madrid on 30 September. The winner will face Romania and Georgia from this will come the RWC 2007 Europe 2 side and the […]

Italy eagerly await Europe Round 5

Italy’s opponents for the round 5 RWC 2007 qualification starting in October 2006 are becoming clearer. They will play Portugal and either Ukraine or Russia, whilst in pool B Romania will play Georgia and either Spain or the Czech Republic.
The Azzuri under Frenchman Pierre Berbizier are the runaway favourites to top their pool and qualify […]

Spain edge nearer to Repechage 1

Spain with a convincing win over Germany in Madrid 36-10 have moved a step closer to booking a repechage 1 play off in the 2007 qualification. The game was finely balanced until the final stages and Spain secured the points difference they needed in the last five minutes of time.

Teams close in on qualification

In the European Round 3 play-off Germany beat Spain in Heidelberg 18-6 giving them a 12 point advantage to take to Madrid on May 27th. The match saw two Germans trys and red cards for Spain’s hooker and the second row of Germany, the other points on the board came from penalties.
Hong Kong beat Sri […]

Germany & Spain make European playoffs

By beating Belgium 33-15 in Hannover and winning their pool Germany ensured their place in the Europen Zone Round 3 play-off against Spain, who beat the Netherlands 24-13 in Madrid, to win the other European Zone Pool.
With the loss Belgium can no longer qualify for the Rugby World Cup 2007 in France, but are now […]

Big European Clash beckons

Germany beat Croatia in a tough match in Zagreb 25-15, Belgium won their match against Malta 24-0, these results set up a match to decide who moves on from their group in Hannover next Saturday.
In other European action the Netherlands will play Spain to decide their pool, after coming back against Poland in Amsterdam (22-20).
In […]