National rugby team wins on road
10/28/2012 01:13
Team takes a significant step towards progressing to next stage of the World Cup qualifiers, beating Andorra 26-5.
Nation rugby team Photo: IRU / courtesy
Israel’s national rugby team took a significant step towards securing its
progress to the next stage of the World Cup qualifiers on Saturday, beating
Andorra 26-5 on the road in its second match in Division 2B of the European
Nations Cup. The blue-and-white, which is currently placed at No.
55 in
the world rankings, thrashed Serbia 48-22 last week and plays its next two games
at Wingate Institute in April, hoping to close in on first place in the group
and earn promotion to Division 2A. “The players showed real courage and
sacrifice and we are now the favorites in the group,” said Israel coach Ra’anan
Penn.