U18 European Championships

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France 6 - 15 Wales


The french future is dark if these boys are the future of french rugby.



http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/live-13.htm

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Division 1 :

Scotland 17 - 12 Italy

Scotland is the winner of division 1 though.


Germany 0 - 40 Georgia

Belgium 5 - 10 Portugal

Romania 11 - 3 Russia

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Final of the Elite Division :

Ireland 14 - 8 England


http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/live-14.htm


Congrats to Ireland !

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Originally Posted by old-n-slo-2nd-row

Hungary v Serbia (1830) - Our championship match in Semeac, winner gains promotion to Group B which would be a historic achievement for us. We played Hungary two months ago in a training game, they won 34-14 but we were without our starting 9, 10, 11, 12, so although we know it will be tough we have some confidence that we can pull it off. I guess we will all know soon enough!

Fantastic result for us! 13-7, group C champions and promotion to group B! Next year we play in the group of Russia, Sweden, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Netherlands. This will be tough for us with our limited player base but we were well in control of our group C matches so might be able to at least survive group B. With only 6 or 7 of the squad still qualified for next year it will mean a big rebuild.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8lzM...er_profilepage

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2012 U18 Justin Bridou European Championship in Madrid / Spain

Division Elite, Division A, Division B, Division C and Division D.

Elite starts on 30/03/2012, Division A and B on 31/03/2012, C on 01/05/2012 and D on 03/04/2012.

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Elite division :

Ireland 34 – 24 Portugal, half time 26 - 10

Ireland took the early initiative and dominated possession and territory for the first quarter of the match but were unable to capitalise on this. Effective support running lines saw the Portuguese defence penetrated. However Portugal remained resilient, were competitive in the set-piece and capitalised on one of their few first half opportunities with a try and well executed conversion to them in the running. The second half saw the Irish revert back to putting pressure on the Portugal defence, however an interception try allowed Portugal to regain their confidence and turn around the pressure with a third try resulting. A competitive game ended with the Irish deserved winners but a proud Portugal performance which should give them confidence going forward in this tournament.



England 58 – 8 Georgia, half time 27 – 3

In spite of a very strong defence on the part of the Georgians, England who possessed great collective organization and individual flair dominated the encounter.
The absence of good collective play on the part of the Georgians was highlighted by the one on one confrontations.


Wales 41 – 8 Italy, half time 27 – 3

From the outset of the game Italy was under pessure and Wales scored easily. However the Italians were superior both in touch and in their scrum. In set pieces Italy won a lot of ball but failed to convert these into scores.
In the second half the game was more equal, but the Italians missused a lot of opportunities. It was Impossible to make any comeback. The Welsh who were more constant during the game managed to score throughout.


France 19 – 7 Scotland, half time 7 – 0

The first half was dominated by France. The Scottish put up a good defence, but gave away a penalty try. Despite being stronger in the scrum the French failed to realize a lot of opportunities (7-0).

In the first minutes of the second half France scored a lucky try but followed this in quick succession with a well constructed score. Scotland immediately reduced the difference in score with a try converted directly between the posts. At the end of the game Scotland fought bravely but France resisted the attack (19-7)



Source: FIRA AER

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Elite division

The next matches, all april 3rd :


Ireland vs France

England vs Wales

Portugal vs Scotland

Georgia vs Italy

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Division B


Poland 99 - 6 Latvia, half time 68 - 0

Ukraine 21 - 20 Luxembourg, half time 14 - 10

In spite of the dominant game of Ukraine in the first half, Luxembourg managed to lead in the second half (14-20). However Ukraine won the Game with a converted try.

Netherlands 48 - 0 Hungary, half time 17 - 0

Serbia 12 - 57 Switzerland, half time 5 - 26

After Serbia dominated for (the first) 10 minutes without success, Switzerland took over the Game and continued to keep control.



Next matches april 4th.

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Division A


Germany 46 - 0 Czech Republic, half time 24 - 0

Belgium 69 - 3 Lithunania, half time 17 - 0

Romania 17 - 13 Sweden, half time 12 - 3

A very physical game that was always under control. The Swedish team did not believe in itself during the first half.

Spain 34 - 14 Russia, half time 20 - 7

Spain led from the beginning and controlled the game despite the Russian fighting spirit.




Next matches april 3rd.

Bélgica – Rumania -15:30 h.
Alemania – España - 17:15 h.
Video en direct: http://www.lasteles.com/es/deporte/RUGBY/