Russia face off against Spain in Rugby Europe Championship on Sat 12th February 2022 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 10:00. In South Africa it’s at 12:00 SAST, 23:00 NZST in New Zealand, 21:00 AEST in Australia and 02:00 EST in the US.
Spain won the last encounter but Spain are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Spain sits at 15 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Russia holds 32.
The two sides are separated by 17 places in the rankings with Russia in position 32 and Spain in position 15 as such Spain are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Russia vs Spain 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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