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.
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
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
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)