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Surprises Unlikely in 6NB, Round 4

The top three are Georgia, Spain and Romania, one who has qualified, one who should qualify and one who could qualify for the Rugby World Cup in Japan's next year.

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Fixtures, Round 4

Russia vs Georgia 

Romania vs Belgium

Spain vs Germany

Results

Round 1

Georgia vs Belgium, 47-0

Romania vs Germany, 85-6

Spain vs Russia, 20-13

Round 2

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Spain vs Romania, 22-10

Russia vs Belgium, 48-7

Georgia vs Germany, 64-0

Round 3

Belgium vs Germany, 69-15

Romania vs Russia, 25-15

Georgia vs Spain, 23-10

Romania vs Belgium in Buzau

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Romania have their strongest side in the field while Belgium have made several changes, including switching a scrumhalf to outside centre.

Teams

Romania: 15 Catalin Fercu, 14 Marius Simionescu, 13 Paula Kinikinilau, 12 Sione Fakaosilea, 11 Ionut Dumitru, 10 Jack Umaga, 9 Valentin Calafeteanu, 8 Stelian Burcea (captain), 7 Moyake Kuselo, 6 Andrei Gorcioaia, 5 Valentin Poparlan, 4 Johannes van Heerden, 3 Alexandru Tarus, 2 Marian Capatana, 1 Ionel Badiu

Replacements: 16 Andrei Radoi, 17 Constantin Pristavita, 18 Alexandru Gordas, 19 Adrian Motoc, 20 Razvan Illiescu, 21 Florin Surugiu, 22 Robert Neagu, 23 Florin Vlaicu

Belgium: 15 Craig Dowsett (captain), 14 Thomas Wallraf, 13 Benjamin Cocqu, 12 Florian Piron, 11 Ervin Muric, 10 Sebastien Guns, 9 Oliver Claxton, 8 Maxime Temmerman, 7 Amion Hamzaoui, 6 Gillian Benoy, 5 Sven D'Hooghe, 4 Tom Herenger, 3 James Pearse, 2 Alexis Cuffolo, 1 Lucas Sotteau

Replacements: 16 Thomas Dienst, 17 Romain Pinte, 18 Tuur Moelants, 19 Keran Caro, 20 Louis Debatty, 21 Isaac Montoisy, 22 Antoine Vassart, 23 Adelin Mehrez

Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Keith Allen (Scotland), Graeme Ormiston (Scotland)

Russia vs Georgia at Stadium Junost, Krasnodar

Teams

Russia: 15 Ramil Gaisin, 14 Mikhail Babaev, 13 Sergey Trishin, 12 Dmitrii Gerasimov, 11 Evgeny Nepeyvoda, 10 Iurii Kushnarev (captain), 9 Vasily Dorofeev, 8 Anton Rudoi, 7 Tagir Gadzhiev, 6 Viktor Gresev, 5 Evgeny Elgin, 4 Andrei Garbuzov, 3 Evgenii Pronenko, 2 Stanislav Selskii, 1 Sergey Sekisov 

Replacements: 16 Nazir Gasanov, 17 Andrei Polivalov, 18 Magomed Davudov, 19 Alexander Ilin, 20 Anton Rudoi, 21 Alexey Shcherban, 22 Alexey Mikhaltsov, 23 Alexander Budychenko

Georgia: 15 Merab Kvirikashvili, 14 Anzor Sichinava, 13 Davit Katcharava, 12 Giorgi Kveseladze, 11 Ioseb Matiashvili, 10 Lasha Khmaladze, 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze, 8 Lasha Lomidze, 7 Viktor Kolelishvili, 6 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, 5 Nodar Cheishvili, 4 Giorgi Nemsadze (captain), 3 Anton Peikrishvili, 2 Shalva Mamukashvili, 1 Mikheil Nariashvili 

Replacements: 16 Badri Alkhazashvili, 17 Karlen Asieshvili, 18 Giorgi Melikidze, 19 Shalva Sutiashvili, 20 Mikheil Gachechiladze, 21 Gela Aprasidze, 22 Lasha Malaghuradze, 23 Giorgi Koshadze

Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys (England)

Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe (England), Michael Hudson (England)

Spain vs Germany at Estadio Universidad Complutense de Madrid

It's a match Spain should win though they would prefer to do so with a bonus point, their second last hurdle with a winning a place at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The team that they have chosen bears little resemblance to the team that played Georgia in the last round, a match that was not a World Cup qualifier.

Teams

Spain: 15 Mathieu Peluchon, 14 Contardi, 13 Fabien Perrin, 12 Thibaut Alvarez, 11 Sebastien Ascaret, 10 Mathieu Belie, 9 Guillaume Rouet, 8 Jaime Nava(captain), 7 Gautier Gibouin, 6 Pierre Barthere, 5 David Barrera, 4 Anibal Bonan, 3 Jesus Moreno, 2 Marco Pinto, 1 Benat Auzqui 

Replacements: 16 Fernando Lopez Perez, 17 Juan Anaya, 18 Kalo Kalo Gavidi, 19 Thibaut Visensang, 20 Sébastien Rouet, 21 Ross Snee, 22 Brad Linklater, 23 Alberto Blanco Alonso

Germany: not annpunced

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Matteo Franco (Italy)

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