This was an unusual game, as a 9s event warmed the players up before playing 13 v 13. 3 Teams entered the 9s. Local boys Calbach Raccoons, American Armed Forces Europe and finally a Combined Hochspeyer (Kaiserslautern)/NRW (Cologne)team.Allö 3 teams wanted to play a 9s comp as some guys from both sides had never played before or had very little Rugby League experience.
The results from the 9s were as follows:
American Armed Forces 24-22 Calbach Raccoons
American Armed Forces 18-16 Hochspeyer/NRW
Calbach Raccoons 20-20 Hochspeyer/NRW.
Germany secured second place in the 2010 European Shield West with an 18-try romp over a lacklustre Czech Republic in Hochspeyer, outside Kaiserslautern in the west of Germany. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the Germans showed the potential they have, as they destroyed the Czechs both in attack and defence. And 12 of the 17 players were under 24 years old!
Serbia overcame a second half comeback by a spirited German outfit to win the West section of the 2010 European Shield this evening at FC Radnicki Stadium in Belgrade.
Germany have announced the 17 man team to play Serbia on Saturday evening. Serbia and Germany have met once before in Heidelberg in 2007. Serbia won the game 6-38. Germany give debuts to Damien Seibold, Thomas Isaak, Artur Schein, Max Froeschner and Ben Behr-Heyder. Kristian Keinhorst continues as Captain from last year.
The 2nd Scandinavian 9s took place in Gothenburg on Saturday. On a cold day, 3 Swedish team (Spartacus Gothenburg RK , Vanersborg RK , Boras RK), 2Norwegian teams (Oslo RK , Lillestrom Lions) and 1 team from Germany (Team Alpenstoff) put on a great show and the event followed on from last years success in Oslo.
