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Netherlands face off against Russia in REC Championship on Sat 6th November 2021 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.
Russia won the last encounter but Netherlands are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Netherlands sits at 26 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Russia holds 32.
The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with Netherlands in position 26 and Russia in position 32 as such Netherlands are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Netherlands vs Russia will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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