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Games Around the World This Weekend (2017-05-06)
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<blockquote data-quote="Brigantine" data-source="post: 892244" data-attributes="member: 73940"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Americas Rugby Championship</strong></span> (final round)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Chile (26) vs Canada (21) - Canada is favoured 57%-43%<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uruguay (17) vs USA (18) - Uruguay is favoured 65%-35% (due to home advantage) - If USA win they overtake Romania in the rankings.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Brazil (27) vs Argentina XV</li> </ul><p>Going into the last round USA leads the table 3 points <span style="font-size: 10px">(and the head to head)</span> ahead of Argentina XV, but Argentina XV has a much easier game.</p><p></p><p>For the ***le:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">USA needs at least 2 bonus points, in case Argentina XV get a BP win despite the thunderstorms forecast</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Argentina XV needs Uruguay to win, beat Brazil, and then needs to match any BP USA gets</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uruguay needs a dominant BP win to deny USA either BP... and then they need Brazil to stage an upset.</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Rugby Europe Championship</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Georgia (12) vs Spain (19) - Georgia is favoured 100% - If Spain pulls this game off, they'll be a shoo-in for the championship.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Romania (16) vs Russia (20) - Romania is favoured 92%-8%<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Belgium (28) vs Germany (25) - Belgium is favoured 59%-41% - The battle to avoid relegation.</li> </ul><p>If Spain defy all the odds and win this weekend - and then follow up in the easier games vs Germany and Belgium - they will become the European champion for the first time ever (since 1936!). They would becoming only the 6th country to ever do so. <span style="font-size: 10px">(Previous ***les: France 25, Georgia 9, Romania 9, Italy in 1997, Portugal in 2004)</span>.</p><p></p><p>For RWC qualification: <span style="font-size: 10px">(at least to advance to the Portugal play-off)</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Romania only need to deny Russia a BP here - and then a BP win vs Belgium. <span style="font-size: 10px">But they're also playing for the championship and for that they need to win every BP they can get.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia OTOH need a dominant BP win this weekend (denying Romania a BP) - and then another BP win in Germany 2 weeks later. <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Germany will be eliminated from RWC qualifying unless they get at least a BP draw.</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Rugby Europe Trophy</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Netherlands (29) vs Poland (34) - the Netherlands are favoured 80%-20%</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Coming Soon(ish)</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Next week:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">6 Nations resumes<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">REC continues to Mar 17</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rugby Europe Trophy continues - Moldova (45) vs Portugal (24) and Czechia (33) vs Switzerland (31)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Later this month:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">17th: Rugby Europe Conf 1 South resumes - Malta (39), Croatia (56), Israel (58), Andorra (67), Bosnia & Herzegovina (74)<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">24th: Rugby Europe Conf 2 South resumes - Slovenia (68), Austria (79), Serbia (84), Cyprus (NR), Slovakia (NR)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">April:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">14th: Rugby Europe Conf 2 North resumes - Luxembourg (63), Denmark (83), Norway (96), Finland (98), Estonia (NR)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">24th: Asia Rugby Championship Div III West starts - Iran (NR), Lebanon (NR), Qatar (NR)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">28th: Asia Rugby Championship Top 3 starts - Hong Kong (22), Korea (32), Malaysia (46)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">28th: Rugby Europe Conf 1 North resumes - Lithuania (36), Ukraine (37), Latvia (50), Sweden (60), Hungary (72)</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brigantine, post: 892244, member: 73940"] [SIZE=5][B]Americas Rugby Championship[/B][/SIZE] (final round) [LIST] [*]Chile (26) vs Canada (21) - Canada is favoured 57%-43% [*]Uruguay (17) vs USA (18) - Uruguay is favoured 65%-35% (due to home advantage) - If USA win they overtake Romania in the rankings. [*]Brazil (27) vs Argentina XV [/LIST] Going into the last round USA leads the table 3 points [SIZE=2](and the head to head)[/SIZE] ahead of Argentina XV, but Argentina XV has a much easier game. For the ***le: [LIST] [*]USA needs at least 2 bonus points, in case Argentina XV get a BP win despite the thunderstorms forecast [*]Argentina XV needs Uruguay to win, beat Brazil, and then needs to match any BP USA gets [*]Uruguay needs a dominant BP win to deny USA either BP... and then they need Brazil to stage an upset. [/LIST] [SIZE=5][B]Rugby Europe Championship[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Georgia (12) vs Spain (19) - Georgia is favoured 100% - If Spain pulls this game off, they'll be a shoo-in for the championship. [*]Romania (16) vs Russia (20) - Romania is favoured 92%-8% [*]Belgium (28) vs Germany (25) - Belgium is favoured 59%-41% - The battle to avoid relegation. [/LIST] If Spain defy all the odds and win this weekend - and then follow up in the easier games vs Germany and Belgium - they will become the European champion for the first time ever (since 1936!). They would becoming only the 6th country to ever do so. [SIZE=2](Previous ***les: France 25, Georgia 9, Romania 9, Italy in 1997, Portugal in 2004)[/SIZE]. For RWC qualification: [SIZE=2](at least to advance to the Portugal play-off)[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Romania only need to deny Russia a BP here - and then a BP win vs Belgium. [SIZE=2]But they're also playing for the championship and for that they need to win every BP they can get.[/SIZE] [*]Russia OTOH need a dominant BP win this weekend (denying Romania a BP) - and then another BP win in Germany 2 weeks later. [*]Germany will be eliminated from RWC qualifying unless they get at least a BP draw. [/LIST] [SIZE=5][B]Rugby Europe Trophy[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Netherlands (29) vs Poland (34) - the Netherlands are favoured 80%-20% [/LIST] [SIZE=5][B]Coming Soon(ish)[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Next week: [LIST] [*]6 Nations resumes [*]REC continues to Mar 17 [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Rugby Europe Trophy continues - Moldova (45) vs Portugal (24) and Czechia (33) vs Switzerland (31) [/LIST] [*]Later this month: [LIST] [*]17th: Rugby Europe Conf 1 South resumes - Malta (39), Croatia (56), Israel (58), Andorra (67), Bosnia & Herzegovina (74) [*]24th: Rugby Europe Conf 2 South resumes - Slovenia (68), Austria (79), Serbia (84), Cyprus (NR), Slovakia (NR) [/LIST] [*]April: [LIST] [*]14th: Rugby Europe Conf 2 North resumes - Luxembourg (63), Denmark (83), Norway (96), Finland (98), Estonia (NR) [*]24th: Asia Rugby Championship Div III West starts - Iran (NR), Lebanon (NR), Qatar (NR) [*]28th: Asia Rugby Championship Top 3 starts - Hong Kong (22), Korea (32), Malaysia (46) [*]28th: Rugby Europe Conf 1 North resumes - Lithuania (36), Ukraine (37), Latvia (50), Sweden (60), Hungary (72) [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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