Andorra Rugby Fan Club

If you can stand it, here's another report from the Swiss mact, in German

http://www.20min.ch/news/bern/story/25741522

No match card yet.

6-14 at half time. All the points for Andorra were penalties, Switzerland scored three tries (1 converted) and 5 penalties. Both sides had a yellow card

http://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/view.php?ID=10710

http://www.elperiodicdandorra.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=16&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=595286&idseccio_PK=254

Both of these are in Catalan but most web based translators should have no problem

EDITED 19/03 as second link wasn't correct

Sorry sports fans

Andorra lost 9-32 to Switzerland

Team is believed to be

Vilasetrú, Martínez, Cellone, Roger Font, Mitjana, Ambor, Paul Alieu, Kirikàixvili; Garcia, Magallón, Luján, Roger Fité, Benjamí Taurinyà, Garriga & Gispert.

Bench: Jaume Rifà, Ortega, Gerard Giménez, Anthony Gaulin, Robert Giménez

No more news just now - we're all still in shock

To play Switzerland - a must win game

Paquet
Jaume Rifa, Peter Ambor, Xavier Vialsetru, Didac Martinez, David Kirikashvili, Ritchie Ortega, Marcos Cellone, Roger Font, Franck Mitjana, Paul Alieu
Tres-Quarts
Jonathan Garcia, Roger Fite, Marc Gispert, Josep Magallon, anthony Gaulin, Robert Gimenez, Gerard Gimenez, Benjami Taurinya, Guillem Garriga, Brice Lujan

This away match is not shown on Andorran TV - if anyone knows a web based TV link, please email me

BEST OF LUCK TO THE TEAM!!!

No team news for the game against Switzerland

I know recent plans were to give things a shake after recent poor results but let's hope they haven't shaken too hard

We're really hopeful we will get some news of the squad for Switzerland some time this week.

Let's hope all the behind the scenes dust has settled and the focus will be fully on beating the Swiss.

More soon.....

Next up is Switzerland, 14th March, away. Lookout for some build up news to come for this important game (after the first two defeats). Hopefully sooner than later!!!

I have resorted to Google translation so hopefully this is fairly accurate

The following was received via email from FAR

The Andorran Rugby Federation has called for senior players from selection for tomorrow Tuesday at 20hrs in the meeting room of the House of the sport. (that's 27th January)

This meeting is convened to find points of agreement and build bridges of communication between the senior players and the federation, which unfortunately has been given to understand that we are publicly available.

The FAR has never closed roads in respectful dialogue and good for our sport. The federation has always been open to dialogue and improve the performance and the level of rugby in our country, with all the sections from the school rugby team to senior.

So what's it all about? Sounds like the FAR is taking some positive steps to help get matters back on track - first the new personal training regime now a team get together to bash out the kinks. Now all we need to see are the results...

From FIRA-AER

IRB/FIRA-AER Educator Course

On 20-22 January an IRB/FIRA-AER Educator Course was organized in cooperation with the FIR (Italian Rugby Union) near Rome in Italy.

There were 19 delegates from Italy and 2 from the Andorran Rugby Federation. Those that were successful on the course can deliver IRB/FIRA-AER Level 1 and 2 Coach or Match Officials Courses.

The main aim of the course was to train FIR Educators to help support the newly developed IRB/FIRA-AER Training & Education Support "TES" adoption scheme in Europe.

Many thanks must go to FIR for their support in organizing this course as well as the course Trainers; Mark Harrington (IR, Michel Arpaillange (IRB/FIRA-AER), Douglas Langley (IRB/FIRA-AER), Francesco Ascione (FIR), Nick Scott (RFU) & Simon Jones.