Analysis by the numbers (team by team review) – Axios Euro Cup 2014

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Analysis by the numbers (team by team review) – Axios Euro Cup 2014

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Wednesday, October 08 2014 @ 11:44 pm ACDT

Congrats to Denmark, clearly still one of the strongest European nations.

But if you want to explain their success against some of the other European powerhouses we also have to be realistic and acknowledge other factors.

Their junior development is obviously crucial in that.

However it's also been pointed out that Ireland's selection policy was to NOT include anyone who played at IC14, and I suspect England would have treated it as a development opportunity too.

The top nations regard the International Cups and European Championships (full field) as the pinnacle, and the Euro Cup (9s) as a development opportunity for younger/newer players. Probably because Denmark did not attend IC14 I assume they sent the best squad they could to the Euro Cup.

So the Euro Cup is obviously a great tournament but in terms of assessing the strength of nations, you need to consider other factors as well.---
Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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