Rugby Europe International Championships 2019-2020

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https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions ... eic-men-xv

Fixtures out now - starting on 21/09, ending 30/05.
No development competition yet.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALERTING OLD NUT LIKE ME

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[Canalina Profile]

No defections, it seems.
The eventual Development Pool would comprise just Slovakia and Estonia, if new entries didn't occur (last year Montenegro withdrew)

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Maybe a 4 groups with 3-teams (home and away = 4 rounds anyway) model would make more sense for Conference 2, allowing 2 more teams (Slovakia and Estonia)...

Exemple

A: Norway, Denmark, Finland
B: Andorra, Austria, Slovakia
C: Moldova, Bulgaria, Estonia
D: Bosnia, Serbia, Turkey

Promotion Semis C-D, A-B

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Maybe a 4 groups with 3-teams (home and away = 4 rounds anyway) model would make more sense for Conference 2, allowing 2 more teams (Slovakia and Estonia)...

Exemple

A: Norway, Denmark, Finland
B: Andorra, Austria, Slovakia
C: Moldova, Bulgaria, Estonia
D: Bosnia, Serbia, Turkey

Promotion Semis C-D, A-B

that would work very nicely

[dwpeate Profile]

Development division TBD, but discussions are apparently with Slovakia, Estonia, Montenegro and one or two other members. Who are the RE members not already involved? Greece? Monaco? Are Gibraltar RE members?

[Canalina Profile]

Belarus maybe?
Iceland I very doubt

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Czech Rep U20 v Slovakia (senior team) on sept 21, before the REC games between Czech Rep. and Hungary

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The Hungary team to play Czechia today

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So none of the two "French"

[Canalina Profile]

End of first half of the curtain raiser match

Czech Rep. U20 v Slovakia 17-12

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Well the stream is up now for Czechia v Hungary: https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/2019-20-reic ... vs-hungary

Wow, try for Czechia on 29 seconds! Intercept pass and they were in...

Half time it's 31 - 0 to the hosts, so BP win assured unless Hungary do something incredible...

Ended 64 - 0

[Canalina Profile]

Czech Republic U20 v Slovakia ended 36-29

I don't know if it was considered a test match by the Slovakian players; I suppose it was

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Development division TBD, but discussions are apparently with Slovakia, Estonia, Montenegro and one or two other members. Who are the RE members not already involved? Greece? Monaco? Are Gibraltar RE members?

Slovakia, Estonia, Montenegro and Belarus according to REIC 2019-2020 manual:
https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/sites/defaul ... 20_v.1.pdf

[Canalina Profile]

So absent

Greece (since 2014)
Azerbaijan (since 2014)
Armenia (since 2012)
Monaco (since 2010)

Albania (never played)
Iceland (never played)
Liechtenstein (never played)
Macedonia (never played)
San Marino (never played)

[dwpeate Profile]

REC Development fixtures:
18/4/19
Estonia v Belarus
Slovakia v Montenegro

9/5/19
Montenegro v Estonia
Belarus v Slovakia

31/5/20
Estonia v Slovakia
Belarus v Montenegro

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So absent

Greece (since 2014)
Azerbaijan (since 2014)
Armenia (since 2012)
Monaco (since 2010)

Albania (never played)
Iceland (never played)
Liechtenstein (never played)
Macedonia (never played)
San Marino (never played)

Is there 15-a-side rugby in Iceland?

Northern Macedonia, sir Are they already trying membership?

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I do not know anything about rugby in Iceland, but I bet with just how much fitness and strength is part of Icelandic culture that they could make a strong rugby team if the sport ever took off. I mean they are the ancestors of vikings after all!

Here is a link to a documentary about strength and what it means to the culture of Iceland. Just saying if they can get rugby going with a team with guys like this they could be halfway decent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Tcsg2Yac8

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Is there 15-a-side rugby in Iceland?

Northern Macedonia, sir Are they already trying membership?

Iceland has had an active programme for over a decade, albeit involving fewer than 100 players. It has fielded a national team in European sevens events.

North Macedonia has a rugby club and national federation. Victorsra shared this link a while back: https://www.novamakedonija.com.mk/pecateno-izdanie/рагбито-во-македонија-станува-сѐ-попо/

REC Development fixtures:
18/4/19
Estonia v Belarus
Slovakia v Montenegro

9/5/19
Montenegro v Estonia
Belarus v Slovakia

31/5/20
Estonia v Slovakia
Belarus v Montenegro

Shouldn't these dates all be 2020?

The prospect of a Belarus club - Dynamo Minsk - competing in Russian competition was raised last year but ultimately it did not happen. Up til now the White Russians have been whipping boys for other European minnows:

Belarus international results from rugbyinternational.net:
04.10.2014 ESTONIA TALLINN LOST 12 - 50 ENC 3 Preliminary Playoff.
18.05.2016 SLOVAKIA TALLINN LOST 17 - 29 REC 3; Semi-final
21.05.2016 MONTENEGRO TALLINN LOST 19 - 45 REC 3; Playoff 3rd-4th

NB: Montenegro also has a team in the Balkans Rugby League (as in the XIII-man rival code), which includes clubs from Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy.

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haha, yes sorry!!

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Iceland has had an active programme for over a decade, albeit involving fewer than 100 players. It has fielded a national team in European sevens events.

That puts things in perspective. There are Mexican suburbs which have more people than Iceland.

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Czech squad for Luxembourg

Brtníček David - JIMI RC Vyškov,
Calta Václav - RC Mountfield Říčany,
Dřímal Hubert - RC Sparta Praha,
Faktor James - Honourable Artillery Company RFC, ENG
Frank Jiří - SC Leucate Corbieres Mediterranne XV, FRA
Hošek Daniel - RC Praga Praha,
Hutník Radim - RC Tatra Smíchov,
Jaroš David - JIMI RC Vyškov,
Kent Anthony - Belenenses Rugby 1928, POR
Loutocký Marek - RC Sparta Praha (c),
Šíma Pavel - RC Slavia Praha,
Trefný Robert - RC Mountfield Říčany,
Vomáčka Vojtěch - FC Grenoble, FRA
Berounský Karel - RC Tatra Smíchov,
Čížek Jan RC Přelouč,
Čížek Jakub RC Přelouč,
Froněk Albert Dolphin RFC,
Hopp Matyáš RC Praga Praha,
Hřebačka Richard RC Sparta Praha,
Kobián Kryštof RC Mountfield Říčany,
Neužil Michael RC Tatra Smíchov,
Phillpott Johny Honourable Artillery Company, ENG
Soural Adam JIMI RC Vyškov,
Šimák Marek RC Tatra Smíchov

http://www.rugbyunion.cz/cs/article/1606

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Congratulations to our on-island players who have been selected for the match against Croatia following their impressive performances against Bahrain
From Paphos Tigers RUFC
George Agathacleous
Jack Bilton
Callum Cooper
From Nicosia Barbarians RFC
Demitry Gregoriou
Go Mighty Mouflons
Ela Kypros

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Cyprus, aka the unbeaten streak record holders!