Match Day Program 26.09.2020

Saturday 26.09.2020

Finals Day

11.00 Men’s Promotion – Relegation Game
13.00 Women’s Championship Final
15.00 Men’s Championship Final
Otaniemen Urheilupuisto, Espoo

Chairman’s Greetings

Welcome to the season’s domestic finalé in Otaniemi, Espoo.

Despite the exceptional circumstances, we have reached the final round of the season, when, today, we
get to enjoy the Finals. The season has been completed in a shorter timescale, after the events of spring
made us change up the format of the season into a more condensed version.
Huge thanks must go to the players, team management and supporters that have made this extraordinary
season happen after a long period of uncertainty. I am sure we’ve all been happy about every game that
we’ve been able to play this season.
Finals Day kicks off with the promotion – relegation game, which is played by the lowest ranked
Championship team and the winner of Division 1. The winner of this game earns the right to play in the
Men’s Championship in the 2021 season. The day is crowned with the Women’s and Men’s Championship
Finals.
I hope that you enjoy a fine day of rugby with tight matches, free flowing game and above all the spirit of
which rugby is played in.

Yours in rugby,
Leena-Maija Vanha-aho
Chairperson – Suomen Rugbyliitto

Promotion – Relegation Game
Kick off 11:00

Jyväskylä Rugby Club Pori Rugby Club
1 Tapio Lahtinen 1 Aleksi Hänninen
2 Jussi Jokitalo 2 Eeti Koskinen
3 Mauno Konttila 3 Matti Tuominen

4 Karl Filtness 4 Santtu Salmen
5 Juho Kiljain 5 Mikko Pirinen
6 Tomi Moilanen 6 Risto Peltomäki
7 Robert Hussey 7 Federico Danzi
8 Aaro Katainen 8 Markus Helmle
9 Arsi Kilpelänaho 9 Lauri Mäkelä
10 Théotime Pellé 10 Jonathan Kyffin
11 Frederic Müller-Braune 11 Timo Brownie
12 Jani Koponen 12 Tuomo Nurmi
13 Tero Siivonen 13 Markko Erkkilä
14 Urho Ylinampa 14 Mikko Kivimäki
15 Maël LeClerc 15 Ilpo Koski

16 Janne Heinänen 16
17 Mikael Ikonen 17
18 Santeri Korkka 18
19 Jesse Klubb 19
20 Aarne Ritala 20
21 Pertti Salmijärvi 21
22 Sauli Tyvi 22
23 Adi Kovanen 23

Coach Henri Tyrväinen Coach Jonathan Kyffin
Manager Tapio Lahtinen Manager Lassi Kojala
Physio Iiro Nahkamäki Physio Juhan Harrivaara

Previous Games Previous Games

Jyväskylä 10 - 59 Helsinki Pori 52 - 10 Linna
Jyväskylä 25 - 19 Turku Tampere 12 - 31 Pori
Kalev 70 - 0 Jyväskylä Espoo 23 - 26 Pori
Jyväskylä 26 - 53 Warriors
Porvoo 60 - 46 Jyväskylä Pori -
Kuopio 31 24 Jyväskylä -

Final 22 - 5 Helsinki 2

Women’s Championship Final
Kick off 13:00

Tampere Rugby Club Turku Rugby Club
1 Elisa Loponen 1 Riikka Kuusisto
2 Noora Kallio 2 Noora Niittyvuopio
3 Sarianna Haavisto 3 Hedi Tenho
4 Alisa Myllynpää 4 Satu Heikkonen
5 Hanna Visuri 5 Camilla Garbutt-Uusilehto
6 Erna Aalto 6 Marina Harjunpää
7 Susanna Haavisto 7 Beatrice Suominen
8 Anna Soiluva 8 Kati Heikkonen
9 Heidi Ovaska 9 Sabrina Benoit
10 Kati Miettinen 10 Jenni Sjöroos
11 Kiira Kupiainen 11 Sunelle Coetzee
12 Sanna Koskinen 12 Ella Aitta
13 Elisa Salonen 13 Lea Kaszas
14 Sanna-Kaisa Lintu 14 Anna-Maija Naakka
15 Riina Ala-Tuori 15 Emma Virtanen
16 Emmi Nieminen 16 Mia Kärkkäinen
17 Essi Kannisto 17 Noora Patton
18 Noora Mustalahti 18 Hanne Yli-Parkas
19 Reetta Alanko 19 Noora Lindeberg
20 Maija Kumpula 20 Reetta Ihalin
21 Riikka Nurminen 21 Mareena Kohtala
22 Leena-Maija Vanha-aho 22 Annamari Kumpulainen

23 Verna Sirén 23

Coach Aleksi Aalto Coach Jaun Mioch
Manager Milla Ryhtä Coach Maswazi Dlamini
Physio Jonna Tuovinen Manager Hanne Yli-Parkas
1st Aid Johanna Wiksten Physio Anna Karlsson
Physio Tuija Jyrkkiö
Physio Hanna Saarinen

Route to the Final Route to the Final
0 - 43 Tampere
Kuopio 46 - 5 Helsinki Turku 29 - 5 Warriors
Tampere 41 - 0 Jyväskylä
Tampere 10 - 12 Tampere Jyväskylä 0 - 10 Turku
Turku 5 - 41 Tampere
Warriors Helsinki 10 - 24 Turku

Kuopio 10 - 43 Turku

Turku 10 - 12 Tampere

Semi-Final Turku 13 - 7 Helsinki

Men’s Championship Final
Kick off 15:00

Helsinki Rugby Club Warriors Rugby Club
1 Chris Denholm 1 Juha Rainvuori
2 Paulo Pannuzzo 2 Anthony M Martinez
3 Gianmarco Ipinze Tutuiano 3 Mikko Gröndahl
4 Leonardo Fierre 4 Henrik Andersson
5 Ilja Prohorov 5 Jussi Keskinen
6 John Poole 6 Johannes Korpela
7 William Ogden 7 Ben Anderson

8 Wertti Bask 8 Kosti Eskola
9 Jake Pratley 9 Andrei Parisi
10 Jonas Pflumm 10 Tumppi Finell
11 Joonas Bask 11 Jaakko Vilén
12 Paavo Honkanen 12 Antti Lammi
13 Dario Forneris 13 Matias Hyytiäinen
14 Richard Hennessy 14 Jochum von Veh
15 Quentin Gauhtier 15 Kasperi Korhonen
16 Olli Uronen 16 Iiro Uotila
17 Emmanuel Courbin 17 Heikki Harju
18 Mo Kassab 18 Liam Beckett
19 Jesperi Virtanen 19 Aleksi Moilanen

20 Antti Järvenpää 20 Julien Della Valle
21 Saxby Young 21 Jean Paul Twambazimana
22 Brad Charnock 22 Santiago Rodriguez Maisterra
23 Panu Leinonen 23

Coach Mikko Moilanen Coach John Wuatai-Tariau
Manager Romain Sirot Manager John Cozzi
Physio Riina Helenius Physio Valtteri Valtia
Other Timothy Gilbert
Other Matthew Jordan

Route to the Final Route to the Final

Porvoo 26 - 26 Helsinki Turku 0 - 49 Warriors
Jyväskylä 10 - 59 Helsinki Warriors 31 - 16 Kuopio
Helsinki 17 - 14 Turku Warriors 41 - 33 Kalev
Helsinki 79 - 0 Kuopio Jyväskylä 26 - 53 Warriors
Helsinki 27 - 14 Warriors Helsinki 27 - 14 Warriors
Kalev 0 - 47 Helsinki Warriors 31 - 5 Porvoo
Warriors 33 - 0 Porvoo
Semi-Final

The season of 15’s has now drawn to a close after this exciting day of rugby. All players will now have a
period of relaxation and recuperation before engaging in the Domestic 7’s season, more details will be

posted on social media and the SRL website
The 2021 Domestic season will most likely kick off some time in mid-May. Again, more details be posted on

social media and the SRL website

www.finland.rugby

Suomen Rugbyliitto would like to thank the organizers and players for making this day to be a success,
without which these days would not happen

Rugby is still a young sport in Finland but growing at a steady rate. Schools are starting to become
interested and clubs are growing each year

If you’d like to get involved visit www.finland.rugby/clubs to find your nearest club. If you would like to
become involved with the support of Finnish rugby, be it on a National or Domestic level, please contact

[email protected]

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