Andorra national rugby union team
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| Andorra | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Union | Federació Andorrana de Rugby | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Els Isards | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Jordi Cerqueda | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Christian Cerqueda | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Lionel Prat | |||||||||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andorra 24 -3 Luxembourg (1st July 1987) |
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| Andorra 76 - 3 Norway (4th September 2004) |
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| Andorra 3 - 62 Spain (8th November 1997) |
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The Andorra national rugby union team, nicknamed Els Isards (which is a Pyrenean Chamois) represent Andorra in international rugby union competitions. They are currently ranked 62nd out of 95 Rugby playing nations by the International Rugby Board (IRB). They play most of their home games in Andorra la Vella, the country's capital, though have had some matches in Foix, which is in France.
They compete in the European Nations Cup, and are currently in the second division. As well as playing numerous friendlies they have also taken part in the qualification stages of the Rugby World Cup, competing in every tournament since 1995.
[edit] History
Andorra played their first rugby international in 1987 against Luxembourg. Andorra won the match 24-3.
Andorra first tried to qualify for the Rugby World Cup in 1995. They competed in the preliminary round in the west group of the European qualification. They defeated Denmark, but lost to Switzerland, and were knocked out.
Andorra also attempted to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Andorra started off in Pool 3 of Round 1, and won all four of their fixtures, finishing at the top of the final standings to advance through to Round 2. However they were then knocked out of qualifying after Round 2 coming last in a five team group.
They competed in Pool B of Round 1 in attempting to qualify for the 2003 World Cup, but did not advance to the next stage coming third in a six team group.
The 2007 tournament saw many more fixtures and gained the small nation some greater publicity by playing in the first match of the tournament, beating Norway 76-3. They won a 2 leg match, came third in the ensuing five team group thus qualifying for a further 2 leg playoff, victory in which led to a further five team group in which they were last. Competing with the more populous Moldova, Netherlands, Spain and Poland, having beaten Norway, Hungary, Slovenia and Sweden certainly brought Andorra to the attention of more rugby followers, all in spite of a small population of just 70,000.
[edit] Popularity
The popularity of football in Andorra has been on the decline due to a poor record at home and away. This has left room for Andorran rugby to rise out of the shadows. Mainly affected by the fanatical popularity of rugby in southern France, Els Isards continue to impress on the international stage. This has led to the rapid increase in the number of registered players in Andorra. Many are now suggesting that rugby in Andorra has grown to such an extent that it has now become the tiny nation's national sport.
As well as a men's 15 aside team, the men have competed in the European Sevens competition since 2005. In 2005 they won promotion to the next division and in both 2006 and 2007 made the finals of the competition.
Also Andorra have a women's set up. As of yet they have only played sevens, competing in 2006 and 2007.
Youth rugby in Andorra is less developed and has to date only consisted of training camps.
[edit] Results Men's 15 aside
[edit] Analysis
Andorra have played friendlies, FIRA competitions and World Cup Qualifiers. The full results list including details of unplayed games can be found below. The various game types can be summarised as follows - note that unfulfilled and defaulted games are NOT included in the analysis although they do count towards the game count in the full list. Also if a game has been both a World Cup and FIRA game then it is only recorded here in the World Cup figures.
| Match Type | P | W | D | L | % | F | A | D | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 41 | 65 | -24 | |
| Regional | 43 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 38 | 618 | 897 | -279 | |
| World Cup | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 48 | 589 | 636 | -47 | |
| All Games | 76 | 31 | 1 | 44 | 41 | 1248 | 1598 | -350 |
Matches against individual teams can be summarised as follows
| Nation | P | W | D | L | % | F | A | D | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 99 | 12 | 87 | |
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 77 | 15 | 62 | |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 54 | 24 | 30 | |
| Monaco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 43 | 16 | 27 | |
| Bosnia Herzogovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 23 | 13 | 10 | |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 19 | 13 | 6 | |
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| Hungary | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 116 | 58 | 58 | There is also one unfulfilled fixture |
| Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 56 | 43 | 13 | There is also one unfulfilled fixture |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 124 | 66 | 58 | |
| Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 85 | 70 | 15 | |
| Malta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 41 | 47 | -6 | |
| Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 67 | 79 | -12 | There is also one win by default |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 95 | 95 | 0 | |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 26 | 104 | -78 | |
| Croatia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 41 | 62 | -21 | |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 48 | 80 | -32 | |
| Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 54 | -24 | There is also one unfulfilled fixture |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23 | -7 | There is also one unfulfilled fixture and one defeat by default |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 62 | -23 | There is also one win by default |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 63 | -44 | |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 56 | -45 | |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 115 | -83 | |
| Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 154 | -111 | |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 129 | -112 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 140 | -124 | |
| Total | 76 | 31 | 1 | 44 | 41 | 1248 | 1598 | -350 |
[edit] Full Match List
Defaulted games (3), unfulfilled games (5) and non-Internationals (3) do not count towards the match tally.
| Sequence | Date | Opponents | F | A | Venue | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st July 1987 | Luxembourg (1) | 24 | 3 | A Luxembourg | FIRA C | First International for Andorra |
| 2 | 8th July 1987 | Luxembourg (2) | 12 | 3 | H Andorra La Vella | Friendly | First Home match |
| 3 | 28th May 1988 | Bulgaria (1) | 6 | 30 | A Sofia | FIRA C | First defeat |
| 4 | 1st July 1988 | Bulgaria (2) | 7 | 21 | H Andorra | Friendly | |
| 5 | 8th April 1989 | Tunisia (1) | 7 | 19 | H Andorra La Vella | Friendly | First game against an African team |
| 6 | 23rd April 1989 | Luxembourg (3) | 8 | 10 | A Cessange | FIRA C | |
| 7 | 28th May 1989 | Bulgaria (3) | 7 | 21 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA C | |
| 8 | 1st July 1989 | Luxembourg (4) | 6 | 10 | A | Friendly | |
| 9 | 8th April 1990 | Tunisia (2) | 6 | 12 | H Andorra La Vella | Friendly | 9th consecutive defeat |
| 10 | 29th April 1990 | Luxembourg (5) | 26 | 6 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA C | |
| 11 | 26th May 1990 | Yugoslavia (1) | 9 | 3 | A Split | FIRA C | |
| 12 | 9th March 1991 | Morocco (1) | 9 | 25 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA C | |
| 13 | 23rd March 1991 | Portugal (1) | 15 | 33 | A Coimbra | FIRA C | |
| 14 | 4th May 1991 | Tunisia (3) | 16 | 14 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA C | |
| 15 | 9th November 1991 | Tunisia (4) | 19 | 35 | A Tunis | FIRA C | First match in Africa |
| 16 | 28th March 1992 | Portugal (2) | 6 | 29 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA C | |
| 17 | 25th April 1992 | Morocco (2) | 10 | 38 | A Casablanca | FIRA C | |
| 18 | 1st October 1992 | Denmark (1) | 3 | 0 | H | Friendly | Some sources list this as the WC game but it appears to be separate |
| 19 | 27th October 1992 | Denmark (2) | 8 | 5 | H Andorra La Vella | WC 1995 | First World Cup match |
| 20 | 31st October 1992 | Switzerland (1) | 0 | 14 | H Andorra La Vella | WC 1995 | First game without scoring |
| 21 | 28th November 1992 | Netherlands (1) | 6 | 40 | A Hertogenbosch | FIRA B1 | |
| 22 | 17th April 1993 | Poland (1) | 6 | 19 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA B1 | |
| 23 | 15th May 1993 | Czech Republic (1) | 6 | 3 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA B1 | |
| 24 | 11th September 1993 | Sweden (1) | 6 | 25 | A Nassjo | FIRA B1 | |
| 25 | 6th November 1993 | Poland (2) | 10 | 30 | A Sochaczew | FIRA B1 | |
| 26 | 26th March 1994 | Netherlands (2) | 10 | 49 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA B1 | |
| 27 | 12th April 1994 | Czech Republic (2) | 0 | 56 | A Prague | FIRA B1 | |
| Def | 15th May 1994 | Sweden | w/o | H Default | FIRA B1 | Won by default | |
| Non Int | 25th March 1995 | Catalunya | 6 | 66 | A St Boi | Friendly - non-International | |
| 28 | 22nd April 1995 | Croatia (1) | 0 | 16 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA B3 | |
| Def | 7th May 1995 | Switzerland | w/o | A Default | FIRA B3 | Won by default | |
| 29 | 13th May 1995 | Luxembourg (6) | 18 | 18 | A Cessange | FIRA B3 | First draw |
| 30 | 26th November 1995 | Slovenia (1) | 28 | 23 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA B3 | |
| 31 | 24th March 1996 | Yugoslavia (2) | 30 | 12 | A Ursag | FIRA B2 | |
| 32 | 20th April 1996 | Bulgaria (4) | 13 | 8 | H Andorra La Vella | FIRA B2 | |
| 33 | 19th October 1996 | Lithuania (1) | 54 | 24 | H Andorra La Vella | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round A |
| 34 | 2nd November 1996 | Sweden (2) | 21 | 20 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round A |
| 35 | 15th March 1997 | Luxembourg (7) | 30 | 16 | A Cessange | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round A |
| 36 | 14th June 1997 | Hungary (1) | 34 | 5 | A Budapest | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round A, 7th consecutive win and 8th unbeaten |
| 37 | 13th September 1997 | Czech Republic (3) | 20 | 45 | A Tatra Smichov Stadium | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round B |
| 38 | 4th October 1997 | Germany (1) | 11 | 56 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round B |
| 39 | 8th November 1997 | Spain (1) | 3 | 62 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round B, biggest defeat |
| 40 | 30th May 1998 | Portugal (3) | 11 | 53 | A Lousa | WC 1999 | Pool 3 Round B |
| 41 | 26th September 1998 | Switzerland (2) | 14 | 15 | H Andorra La Velle | FIRA D | |
| 42 | 31st Ocober 1998 | Bulgaria (5) | 3 | 5 | A | FIRA D | |
| 43 | 27th February 1999 | Monaco (1) | 29 | 6 | H Andorra La Velle | FIRA D | |
| 44 | 12th June 1999 | Israel (1) | 19 | 13 | A | FIRA D | |
| 45 | 30th October 1999 | Slovenia (2) | 3 | 16 | A | FIRA D1 | |
| 46 | 5th February 2000 | Monaco (2) | 14 | 10 | A | FIRA D1 | |
| 47 | 26th February 2000 | Hungary (2) | 32 | 10 | H Andorra La Velle | FIRA D1 | |
| 48 | 13th May 2000 | Austria (1) | 21 | 12 | H Andorra La Velle | FIRA D1 | |
| 49 | 14th October 2000 | Yugoslavia (3) | 12 | 9 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2003 | EURO Round A |
| 50 | 28th October 2000 | Hungary (3) | 21 | 27 | A Szazhalombatta | WC 2003 | EURO Round A |
| 51 | 5th May 2001 | Switzerland (3) | 25 | 33 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2003 | EURO Round A |
| 52 | 12th May 2001 | Bulgaria (6) | 59 | 10 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2003 | EURO Round A |
| 53 | 26th May 2001 | Bosnia Herzogovina (1) | 23 | 13 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2003 | EURO Round A |
| 54 | 13th October 2001 | Austria (2) | 56 | 3 | H Andorra La Velle | FIRA B | Pool A |
| 55 | 11th November 2001 | Slovenia (3) | 16 | 26 | A Ljubljana | FIRA B | Pool A |
| Non Int | 27th March 2002 | Nortwestern University (USA) | 40 | 5 | H Andorra La Velle | Touring team | |
| 56 | 5th May 2002 | Yugoslavia (4) | 5 | 19 | H Andorra La Velle | FIRA B | Pool A |
| Def | 1st June 2002 | Moldova | w/o | A Chisnau | FIRA B | Pool A - Lost by default | |
| Unf | 22nd September 2002 | Moldova | Probably FIRA B, this game is shown as a fixture | ||||
| Unf | 26th October 2002 | Hungary | Probably FIRA B, this game is shown as a fixture | ||||
| Unf | 3rd November 2002 | Yugoslavia | Probably FIRA B, this game is shown as a fixture | ||||
| Unf | 2nd March 2003 | Latvia | Probably FIRA B, this game is shown as a fixture | ||||
| 57 | 4th September 2004 | Norway (1) | 76 | 3 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2007 | Round 1 - first game of the tournament, biggest victory |
| 58 | 18th September 2004 | Norway (2) | 23 | 9 | A Fana | WC 2007 | Round 1 |
| 59 | 23rd October 2004 | Hungary (4) | 29 | 16 | A Vasas | WC 2007 | Round 2 Pool A |
| 60 | 20th November 2004 | Croatia (2) | 7 | 18 | A Stadium Metalac, Sisak | WC 2007 | Round 2 Pool A |
| 61 | 12th February 2005 | Spain (2) | 14 | 36 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2007 | Round 2 Pool A |
| 62 | 30th April 2005 | Slovenia (4) | 38 | 5 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2007 | Round 2 Pool A |
| 63 | 28th May 2005 | Sweden (3) | 30 | 20 | H Andorra La Velle | WC 2007 | Round 2 playoff |
| 64 | 4th June 2005 | Sweden (4) | 10 | 14 | A Vanersborg | WC 2007 | Round 2 playoff |
| 65 | 29th October 2005 | Poland (3) | 14 | 18 | A | WC 2007 | Round 3 Pool A |
| 66 | 26th November 2005 | Netherlands (3) | 0 | 51 | A Amsterdam | WC 2007 | Round 3 Pool A |
| 67 | 11th March 2006 | Spain (3) | 0 | 31 | H Andorra La Vella | WC 2007 | Round 3 Pool A |
| 68 | 6th May 2006 | Moldova (1) | 16 | 23 | H Andorra La Vella | WC 2007 | Round 3 Pool A |
| 69 | 7th Otober 2006 | Poland (4) | 8 | 54 | A | ENC 2B | |
| 70 | 4th November 2006 | Latvia (1) | 21 | 34 | H Andorra La Vella | ENC 2B | 7th consecutive defeat |
| 71 | 7th April 2007 | Croatia (3) | 24 | 13 | H Andorra La Vella | ENC 2B | |
| 72 | 12th May 2007 | Malta (1) | 24 | 31 | A Valetta | ENC 2B | |
| 73 | 29th September 2007 | Poland (5) | 5 | 33 | H Andorra La Vella | ENC 2B | |
| 74 | 24th November 2007 | Latvia (2) | 9 | 20 | A Riga | ENC 2B | |
| 75 | 19th April 2008 | Croatia (4) | 10 | 15 | A Split | ENC 2B | |
| 76 | 17th May 2008 | Malta (2) | 17 | 16 | H Andorra la Vella | ENC 2B | |
| Unknown | Lithuania (2) | A | ENC 3A | ||||
| Unknown | Armenia (1) | H | ENC 3A | ||||
| Unknown | Switzerland (4) | A | ENC 3A | ||||
| Unknown | Serbia (1) | H | ENC 3A | ||||
| Unknown | Lithuania (3) | H | ENC 3A | ||||
| Unknown | Armenia (2) | A | ENC 3A | ||||
| Unknown | Switzerland (5) | H | ENC 3A | ||||
| Unknown | Serbia (2) | A | ENC 3A | ||||
[edit] Current Squad
Listed end 2007 by FAR
Xavier Vilasetru - Iosif Tchelitze - Xavier Soteras - Roger Font - Joan Fite - Toni Carmona - Peter Ambor - David Kirikashvili - Jonathan Garcia - Josep Magallon - Sergi Abreu - Paul Alieu - Roger Fite - Jeremy Berrier - Marc Abelló - David Martinez - Oscar Cabanes - Franck Mitjana - Alexandro Consuegra - Emmanuel Sarti - Flavien Sayo - Alex Ballesta
[edit] Results Men's 7s
To date Andorra (men) have played in thirteen International Sevens Tournaments (WC Qualifier 1996 (1 round), WC Qualifier 2000 (1 round), FIRA-AER 2003 Qualifiers (1 round), FIRA-AER 2004 Qualifiers (2 rounds), FIRA-AER 2005 Qualifiers (2 rounds), FIRA-AER 2006 Qualifiers (2 rounds) and Finals, FIRA-AER 2007 Qualifiers (2 rounds) and Finals). In FIRA-AER, each year a number of tournaments take place across Europe and each nation takes part in two tournaments to decide on a final 12. In 2007 Andorra were joint 12th with Croatia but qualified on points difference. The FIRA-AER qualifiers have seen placings of 5th (5 times), 4th (1 time) and 3rd (2 times). Both appearances in the finals have seen 12th (last) but notable teams have failed to qualify.
[edit] 1st to 2nd June 1996 at Lisbon, Portugal (RWC Qualifier)
1st Round
Pool 7
0-74 Romania
5-52 Poland
2nd Round
Pool F
10-63 Portugal
5-31 Georgia
[edit] 1st to 2nd July 2000 at Madrid, Spain (RWC Qualifier)
1st Round
Pool D
24-36 Bulgaria
0-60 Russia
7-43 Italy
2nd Round (Russia swapped with winners of Pool C from first round)
Pool D
19-19 Bulgaria
0-49 Italy
0-61 Portugal
[edit] 14th June 2003 at Madrid, Spain (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came fifth
Group Games
17-12 Belgium
10-21 Spain
14-33 Portugal
Knock Out (5th to 8th)
12-10 Malta
33-26 Italy
[edit] 21st to 22nd May 2004 at Lunel, France (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came fifth
Group Games
26-0 Denmark
20-5 Switzerland
0-24 Spain
12-29 Italy
Knock Out (5th to 8th)
17-0 Belgium
29-20 Switzerland
[edit] 12th to 13th June 2004 at Tbilisi, Georgia (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came eighth
Group Games
71-0 Israel
14-12 Romania
22-12 Ukraine
0-33 France
Knock Out (5th to 8th)
5-10 Georgia II
0-45 Scotland
[edit] 25th to 26th June 2005 at Lunel, France (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came Fifth (Plate winners)
Group Games
0-35 Spain
27-5 Belgium
43-0 Monaco
5-29 France
Knock Out (5th to 8th)
5-0 Armenia
26-21 Netherlands
[edit] 2nd to 3rd July 2005 at Andorra (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came Fifth (Plate winners)
Group Games
0-29 Spain
24-5 Belgium
w/o Slovakia
7-28 France
36-7 Invitation
Knock Out (5th to 8th)
26-7 Bosnia and Herzogovina
17-15 Croatia
[edit] 27th to 28th May 2006 at Amsterdam, Netherlands (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came Third
Group Games
19-21 Netherlands
26-10 Israel
24-14 Portugal
40-0 Luxembourg
Knock Out (1st to 4th)
12-17 Croatia
17-5 Portugal
[edit] 9th to 10th June 2006 at Madrid, Spain (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came Third
Group Games
24-0 Croatia
68-0 Norway
54-5 Azerbaijan
0-26 Portugal
Knock Out (1st to 4th)
12-19 Spain
26-7 Belgium
[edit] 15th to 16th July 2006 at Moscow, Russia (FIRA-AER Finals)
Came Twelfth
Group Games
12-42 Romania
0-52 Spain
12-14 Croatia
7-56 Russia
7-19 Portugal
Knock Out (9th to 12th)
19-24 Lithuania
0-21 Ukraine
[edit] 19th to 20th May 2007 at Amsterdam, Netherlands (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came Fourth
Group Games
41-0 Belgium
56-0 Norway
7-21 Portugal
39-14 Serbia
Knock Out (1st to 4th)
10-21 Italy
5-29 Germany
[edit] 26th to 27th May 2007 at Croatia (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Came Fifth (plate winners)
Group Games
5-31 Ukraine
40-7 Hungary
41-0 Slovakia
12-14 Italy
Knock Out (5th to 8th)
21-5 Greece
47-12 Hungary
[edit] 7th to 8th July 2007 at Moscow, Russia (FIRA-AER Finals)
Came Twelfth
Group Games
0-36 Russia
5-26 Romania
14-38 Poland
7-28 Germany
12-33 France
Knock Out (9th to 12th)
0-49 Ukraine
17-26 Lithuania
[edit] 14th June to 15th June 2008 at Ostrava, Czech Republic (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Andorra will compete in stage five at Ostrava (Czech Republic) on 14th June and 15th June as 13th seeds. They are in group 2 with Belgium, Germany, Serbia and Slovakia. Group 1 contains Switzerland, Croatia, Czech Republic and IRB circuit experienced Spain and Portugal.
This appears to be a good opportunity to reach the last four. Failing that then a 5th place final with Croatia seems likely.
[edit] 21st and 22nd June 2008 at Porto Carras, Greece (FIRA-AER Qualifiers)
Andorra will compete in stage seven at Porto Carras (Greece) on 21st and 22nd June. The are in group 1 with Luxembourg, Israel, Bosnia-Herzogovina and IRB experienced Russia. Group 2 contains Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and IRB experienced Spain.
Second place in the group is very achievable with a showdown with Spain likely in the last four.
[edit] 12th and 13th July 2008 at Hanover, Germany (FIRA-AER Finals if qualified)
[edit] Nation Analysis
| Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 100 |
| Belgium | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 29 | 123 | 100 |
| Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 19 | 68 | 100 |
| Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 10 | 87 | 100 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 49 | 100 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 100 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 100 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 100 |
| Invitation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 29 | 100 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 100 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 100 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 100 |
| Bosnia Herzogovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 100 |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 100 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 100 |
| Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 50 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 50 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 25 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 113 | -86 | 25 |
| Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 154 | -123 | 25 |
| Portugal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 242 | -163 | 25 |
| Italy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 182 | -108 | 16 |
| Georgia II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | -26 | 0 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 57 | -45 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | -45 | 0 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 90 | -71 | 0 |
| France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 123 | -99 | 0 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 152 | -145 | 0 |
| Spain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 180 | -158 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 78 | 34 | 1 | 43 | 1346 | 1703 | -357 | 44 |
The Slovakia record includes one "w/o". It is counted as a win with no effect on points scored.
[edit] Current Squad
The following 20 man squad was announced on 29th May 2008 for the WCQ tournaments.
Paul Alieu - David Kirikashvili - Toni Carmona - Peter Ambor - Gerard Soteras - Jonathan Garcia - Esteve Perez - Marc Abello - Renaud Calvel - Roger Fite - Marc Gispert - Josep Magallon - Sergi Lucas - Miquel Barbolla - Kim Jordan - Emmanuel Sarti - Benjami Taurinya - Flavien Sayo - Maxim Taurinya - Gerard Gimenez
[edit] Results Women's 7s
To date Andorra (women) have played in three international Sevens Tournaments
[edit] 25th to 27th May 2006 at Limoges, France (FIRA-AER Division B)
Came Second and promoted
Group Games
17-0 Poland
0-7 Hungary
29-0 Austria
15-0 Malta
Knock Out (1st to 4th)
22-0 Bulgaria
0-7 Romania
[edit] 26th to 27th May 2007 at Zagreb, Croatia (FIRA-AER Division A)
Came 8th and should maintain status
Group Games
7-29 Germany
22-5 Bulgaria
7-12 Lithuania
19-5 Poland
15-7 Norway
Knock Out (7th to 8th)
0-5 Romania
0-29 Norway
[edit] 30th May to 1st June 2008 at Belgium (FIRA-AER WCQ Stage 2)
Came third
Group Games (Pool A)
41-0 Luxembourg
5-17 Moldova
10-0 Norway
14-5 Switzerland
5-0 Malta
Knock Out (1st to 4th)
0-50 Germany
Knock Out (3rd place)
7-0 Czech Republic
THIS MEANT QUALIFICATION FOR THE FINALS
[edit] 14th June to 15th June 2008 at Limoges, France (FIRA-AER WCQ Finals)
Group Games (Pool B)
Sweden
England
Germany
Knock Out
[edit] Nation Analysis
| Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 100 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 39 | 100 |
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 100 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 100 |
| Malta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 100 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 100 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 67 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 0 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 0 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 79 | -72 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 235 | 178 | 57 | 60 |
[edit] Current Players
Myriam García Ramón - Iolanda Gispert Sancho - Marilia Ferreira Gomes - Carla Ferreira Gomes - Sílvia Cuaresma - Sandra Guerrero Soria - Magali Paradelle - Tània Albino Ferreira - Mariona Vila Torrents - Anna Casals Casas - Beatriz Candela Callejero - Gisela Escolà i Marsal - Olga Arrú Solana - Juana Gutierrez Lopez - Judith Riba Mateu - Cèlia Ferreira Gomes - Carol Dañobeitia - Lorena Ledesma Torres - Sònia Llopis Carreras - Isabel Tejero Cano - Sílvia Arrú Solana
[edit] Youth Rugby
There are only limited records for Andorran youth rugby.
A training camp (with Spain and Portugal) took place in 2001/2002. A similar camp took place at Tarazones from 7th to 12th April 2006 with 23 players and 3 coaches attending. These are both for Under 17s.
A camp is planned for 14th to 19th March 2008 in Spain, with Spain and Portugal. This too is for under 17s.
Andorra took part in the 1996 Junior World Cup (winning group C) and also took part in the pre-classification stages in 2000.
[edit] Off Field
Not counting youth training camps (which are mentioned in that section) and hosting tournaments, Andorra also endeavours to be involved in non-playing activities.
1993 Hosts 52nd FIRA conference
[edit] Sources
http://www.irb.com/, ITV, http://www.irb.com/, http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/index.php, websites of unions mentioned, Scrum.com, http://www.rugbyinternational.net/
[edit] External links
- Federació Andorrana de Rugby - Official Site Template:Catalan, English and French
- [1] - Andorran Rugby Fan Site
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