Challenge Cup Qualifying : Mogliano (IT) v Enisei-STM (RU)

[Croket66]

Enisei big favorites IMO.
Mogliano got a very young team, and they're struggling in Eccellenza, only ranked 6th. I even expect them to play with many second choice players.

Enisei impressed again in Challenge Cup, with 2 wins, including a bonus point against Newport (38-18). Pacific Islanders left the club (Jake Grey, Thomas Halse and George Tuineau - the last one never played a single minute for Enisei), Gasanov signed for Kuban and latvian Baranovs retired. But georgian centre Davit Kacharava (99 caps), who was injured during almost all Challenge Cup campaign (except the first two games, both won) is back and fit. He was named Enisei 2016 player of the year and is the russian championship top try scorer.

 

[dragos03]

Mogliano will be soundly beaten, they are no match for the Russians. It's a shame that Enisei has to play the qualifiers anyway, despite winning two matches. The worst two clubs based on last season's results should have to qualify, even if they're from England or France.

The Italian Eccellenza seems to become weaker and weaker. It's already way behind the Russian and Romanian leagues and lately their best clubs are losing to opponents from Spain or Germany.

 

[Croket66]

New name for what we called "Qualifying Competition" or the "Third Cup"

http://m.epcrugby.com/news/35360.php

 

[Croket66]

MOGLIANO (15-1) :
[FONT=gotham_lightregular]Bonifazi, D'Anna, Zanon, Visentin, Marcaggi, Giabardo, Fabi, Manni, Corazzi (Cap.), Van Vuren, Ceccato, Orso, Rapone, Gatto, Buonfiglio
replacements : Nicotera, Vento, Trejo, Baldino, Carraretto, Gubana, Amela, Benvenuti[/FONT]

 

[Croket66]

Enisei v Mogliano live now

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ogwv2XbBKo0

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HT : Mogliano 0-24 Enisei

 

[Croket66]

Full Time : Mogliano 0-46 Enisei-STM

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Shameful. No wonder the FIR plan to have two Italian sides qualify automatically for the semis from next year. They will not get to the semis from their own ability compared to the best sides of Romania, Spain and Russia. The aggregate score for Mogliana after the second leg in Russia does not bear thinking about. Enisei should play their children for that match. Mogliana did not look so bad playing in Russia earlier in the season so I am shocked by this scoreline.

 

[dragos03]

I hope the Russians put 100 on them in Moscow just to make a point. It's ridiculous that the Italians will have two teams straight in the semifinals of the competition while other much better teams have to play in the pools. What's the point anyway? No matter who they play against in the semifinals, the Italian clubs will be trashed and eliminated.

 

[Croket66]

Squads :

Enisei-STM
1. Andrei Polivalov
2. Shamil Magomedov
3. Evgeny Pronenko
4. Vyaceslav Krasilnik
5. Vitaly Orlov
6. Pavel Butenko
7. Sergey Belenkov
8. Anton Rudoi
9. Alexey Shcherban
10. Yuri Kushnarev (cap)
11. Igor Kurashov
12. Dimitry Gerasimov
13. Davit Kacharava
14. Aleksey Mikhaltsov
15. Alexander Budyshenko

16. Andrei Temnov 17. Azat Musin 18. Vladimir Podrezov 19. Mikheil Gachechiladze 20. Evgeny Nepeivoda 21. Konstantin Uzunov 22. Sergey Trishin 23. Uldis Saulite


Mogliano
D'Anna, Masato, Renata, Bonifazi, Guarducci, Giabardo, Gubana, Manni, Carraretto, Bocchi, Maso (Cap.), Orso, Ceccato, Nicotera, Vento
a disp.: Gatto, Buonfiglio, Rapone, Baldino, Corazzi, Fabi, Amela, Benvenuti


Some bizarre choices for Enisei, flanker Orlov is playing lock and flanker Temnov will play hooker.
Internationals Gasanov, Zykov, Krotov, Gaisin, Simplikevich, Morozov are not even on the gamesheet.
Their best player Gachechiladze and Saulite are only on the bench

LIVE HERE

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Enisei are so far ahead after the first leg they could play the forwards in the backs and backs in the forwards and still win this on aggregate