AUGUST 15. MID-WEEK NEWS AND RESULTS

 

15.08.2007

South Africa 105, Namibia 13 in Capetown

Reviews

http://www.sarugby.net/default.asp?des=article&id=225486

http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3561_2664244,00.html

 

Previews

This is the first ever test between these two neighbours. Namibia usually plays against South Africa Amateur in the CAR Africa Cup first division. Jonathan Kaplan of South Africa will referee this match. This is a rare occurrence in this age of neutral referees. Former Springbox coach Nick Mallet will assist the Namibians whilst they are in camp in Capetown. The Namibians had two non-test warm up matches before arriving in Capetown. They defeated South Africa Amateur 42-34 and then lost to South Africa Students 20-32, both matches in Windhoek.

 

http://www.namibian.com.na/

http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3561_2657797,00.html

http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3891_2657533,00.html

 

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Spain 30, Chile 25 in Santiago

 

Reviews

http://www.ferugby.com/

(In Spanish)

 

Reviews

Spain will begin its short two-test tour of South America with a test in Santiago. They move on to Montevideo Saturday for a test against Uruguay. The tour is part of Spain’s preparations for the second leg of the European Nations Cup.

 

FIRA-AER CHAMPIONSHIP, EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP DIVISION 1

SEEDINGS: ROMANIA, PORTUGAL, GEORGIA, RUSSIA, SPAIN, CZECH REPUBLIC

03.02.2007

GEORGIA

20

ROMANIA

17

BUCHAREST

 

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

 

PT

03.02.2007

PORTUGAL

21

SPAIN

18

LISBON

RUSSIA

3

3

0

0

122

33

+89

9

10.02.2007

RUSSIA

39

SPAIN

14

MADRID

SPAIN

5

2

0

3

219

142

-23

9

10.03.2007

ROMANIA

50

SPAIN

14

BUCHAREST

GEORGIA

3

2

0

1

135

51

+84

7

17.03.2007

ROMANIA

46

CZECH REPUBLIC

13

PRAGUE

ROMANIA

3

2

0

1

113

47

+66

7

17.03.2007

SPAIN

31

GEORGIA

17

MADRID

PORTUGAL

3

2

0

1

57

42

+15

7

07.04.2007

GEORGIA

98

CZECH REPUBLIC

3

TBLISSI

CZECH REPUBLIC

5

0

0

5

40

271

-211

5

21.04.2007

RUSSIA

62

CZECH REPUBLIC

6

KRASNODAR

The European Nations Cup is now played for bi-annually.
The points for the first year's competition will carry over to the next season.
Last placed team will be relegated to Division 2, Pool A. in 2008.

05.05.2007

SPAIN

42

CZECH REPUBLIC

15

PRAGUE

12.05.2007

RUSSIA

21

PORTUGAL

13

LISBON

19.05.2007

PORTUGAL

23

CZECH REPUBLIC

3

PRAGUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain’s first match in the second leg is against Czech Republic in Madrid on November 3rd. Spain won the first match 42-15 in Prague. Although holding second place in the competition Spain fulfilled all its first round commitments whereas most other nations have catch up games to play. Before November Spain will play in an amateur tournament to be played in France 8-13 September. At this tournament Spain will face, at this stage, Belgium, Russia, England Amateur and France Amateur.

 

 “Spain has chosen their squad for their two-Test tour of South America, starting next week.

 

The Spanish Lions will play Chile's Condors in Santiago on 15 August, the Feast of the Assumption, and then Uruguay's Teros in Montevido on 18 August.

 

Coach Ger Glynn will then bring his men home for their European Nations Cup Campaign with the aim of staying in Division 1.

 

Glynn has brought in seven players who did not play for Spain last season. He has brought back flank Rafael Camacho and lock Caesar Bernasconi back and has chosen seven new caps for the tour - prop Igor Alberro, centre Raul Turrión, fullback Julien Tortoulou, who plays in France for Colomiers, flank Mathieu Gratton who plays in France for Graulhet, scrumhalf Mathieu Lopez who plays in France for Mont-de-Marsan,

 

Flyhalf and goal-kicker Esteban Roqué retired from international rugby after Spain's match with the Barbarians in May.

 

Spain have played Chile twice before and on each occasions the Condors have won. The last time was in 2000 in Santiago when Chile won 20-18. Spain have played Uruguay five times. Uruguay have won three times, Spain twice. In 2001 Spain beat Uruguay 16-14 in Montevideo, the last time the two teams met.

 

Before the European Nations Cup resumes, Spain will play England Amateurs, Belgium, France Amateurs and Russia.

 

Spanish squad: Rafael Camacho (Inés Rosales), José Maria Bohorquez (Ciencias Sevilla), Manuel Mazo (Ciencias Sevilla), César Caballero (El Salvador), Iván Criado (El Salvador), Jon Insausti (El Salvador), Manuel Serrano (El Salvador), Sergio Souto (El Salvador), Raúl Turrion (El Salvador), Martín Ignacio Aceña (Valladolid), César Bernasconi (FC Barcelona), Oscar Ferreras (L'Hospitalet), Juan Cano (Cisneros), Manuel Olivares (Cisneros), Javier Canosa (CRC Madrid), Juan González (CRC Madrid), David Mota (CRC Madrid), CésarSempere (CRC Madrid), Igor Alberro (Bera Bera), Pablo Feijoo (Bera Bera), Julien Tortoulou (Colomiers), Mathieu Gratton (Graulhet), Cyril Hijar ()Lavaur, Juan Rafael Álvarez (Stade Domontois), Guillermo Barcena (Stade Francais), Mathieu López (Stade Montois) “

Thanks to planet-rugby. Article link below.

 

http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3968_2649693,00.html

 

http://www.feruchi.cl/fullnoticias.php?subaction=showfull&id=1186609704&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1 (In Spanish)

 

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