Serbia win the 2011 Division-B European Championship

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Moment of truth...

Unlucky, the game started with a try against Norway in the first seconds. However, immediately after, Norway took control of the game and clearly dominated the match. 1st Try: Hedger.

But pride also took Bosnia & Herzegovina with a response scoring after navigating through Norwegian defence.

Second half: Bosnia kick and the ball is Norwegian but the match is played in the 22 where Norway must resist. Norway avoided a try stopping an attempt on the line. Already 4 minutes in this half and Bosnia seem to dominate keeping Norway on their side.

Norway is lucky with a kick that went to far. Restart will be from the 22. Then series of hand mistakes make the game a bit static. But time goes and Bosnia take the win.

Norway take the 10th place.

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Bowl Final

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Bosnia & Herzegovina won over Estonia the other Semi Final

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This game was to save the honour: The game started well with a try from Greer, like we like to see him, he is a great finisher, and that was the first time that he actually had the opportunity to do so. Maybe he would have been more useful on the wing. Greer played Centre.

All the other tries, (2nd and 3rd: Kristoffer Borsheim. 4th: Smiler, 5th and 6th: Slaatta) were scored on counter attacks or interceptions with often 80 metres run.

Norway is now safe from the bottom, and can win the Bowl final.

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Bowl Semi Final

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Norway had a tough fight against Bulgaria. Trying things a bit more, Norway still had some difficulties to convert their actions into points. At half time Norway lead by one try from Kristoffer Borsheim scored at the 4th minute. That gave hope for the second half.

Second half: Under pressure, Norway managed to escape from their 22 and bring the game to the middle. But quickly, Bulgaria brought the score to 5-5.

Then the humiliation started with probably the fastest try in the competition after kick-off. A kick, a bad reception, Bulgaria took the ball and ran. Few second later, a kick over the defence brought Norway 5 meters from their line, Bulgaria pouched the ball for the few missing centimetres and scores the last try of the match.

That game sent Norway to the Bowl competition and the best place Norway can then get is the 33rd (36 teams)

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Sunday

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Norway is getting close to the bottom! It is over for Norway today. The next game being Sunday against Bulgaria. Norway must win that last game to play the Plate Semi-Final

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Norway is back in red! Norway is invisible. After a lucky victory based on approximate rugby against Hungary, Norway still do not manage to play rugby.

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Norway changed colors for this game and played in Blue. But the new color did not bring any luck at the beginning.

Hungary scored first after a scum lost by Norway. Then Hungary just went though Norwegian defence.

At the end of the first half, Norway tried to respond. Then a festival of bad but lucky passes took Borsheim to a first try.

Second half: Norway managed to take control of the game and score 3 more tries (Borsheim x2, Smiler x1, Ellingsen x1).

Hungary, also started to react, with two tries, but that was enough for Norway who took the first victory.

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After two games, Norway have not shown anything that would help us hope for good result in this tournament.

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Same beginning, Norway is stuck in their 22, going backward when having the ball. In the contrary Latvia go forward and score first.

Norway forgot the real objective, and just pass the ball to each other. Not once Norway have passed the ball while running forward. The score at this stage is not a surprise. 

Second half, even worse, Norway do not play. Still passing the ball to each other Norway is showing off in front of a slowly walking opponent. Norway even found the way to pass to opposition, who of course went to try.

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Kick is for Malta - Norway looked a bit shy, applying a standard game plan, without taking risks.

The second half started with a missed kick giving the ball to Malta, and Malta scored within the first seconds. Norway, then destabilised, just sank.

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For the first time, Norway will play a European Championship in a division at their level, the Division B (Division 3).

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Pool games

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Saturday