European Championship C (Men)

Wed 22nd October 2025   - KO  15:00 - Rugby Club Pasian di Prato, Udine , Italy
Official: Enzo Peyre (France)

Greece

6

FT

34

Half Time
6 - 22

Ukraine

Tries

Tyrone Tsagalias (10)

Jonah Ngaronoa (5)
Owen Hromow (15)
Zayn Sluvinksky (29)
Victor Tereskzo (37)
Yuri Hromow (69)
Valerii Popeliuk (74)

Goals

Tyrone Tsagalias (1/1)

Oleksandr Skorbach (4/5)
Jett Cleary (1/1)

Match Preview: UKRAINE ON VERGE OF PROMOTION

Ukraine will be looking to follow up their impressive victory over Italy at the weekend when they face Greece at Pasian Di Prato, Udine tomorrow (Wednesday) kick off 3pm local time. Their 44-20 triumph over the hosts means that a further win will see them promoted from Euro C.

Kharkiv Legion XIII winger Davyd Zazimko has been a stand out in their warm up games, and continued his try scoring run against Italy, with Jett Cleary the mainspring at half back.

Ukraine head coach, Dan Beardshaw, commented: “Greece are always a tough and well-organized team, and we know this will be a very competitive match. We’ve prepared really well as a group — tactically, physically, and mentally — and we’re ready to give our best performance. It should be a close game, and we’re looking forward to the challenge. I have full belief in our players and their ability to rise to the occasion.”

A Greece win will put them in contention for promotion when they face Italy at the same venue at the weekend, with Nick Stephanou set to be the first player from Crete to play for them.

“We are looking forward to playing in the European Championship,” said head coach Steve Georgallis. “Ukraine will be tough, they beat us two years ago and with a number of heritage players, they have improved even more. They played very well against Italy.”

Greece squad

Stefanos Eskioglou (AEK), Stefanos Bastas, George Chionis, Aris Dardamanis, Michalis Tzikos (Aris Eagles), Deon Iro (Blacktown Workers), Chris Slater-Raptis (Cessnock), Nick Stephanou (Crete), Eddie Markopoulos (Moorebank), Tyrone Tsagalias (Mounties), Billy Magoulias (Newtown), Alex Linoxylakis, Aris Koulizakis (Panionios), Alex Aliu, Kosta Katsidonis, Pantelis Tsattalios (Rhodes Knights), Nic Mougios (Ryde-Eastwood), Leon Bakis (Sydney Roosters), Theodoros Niniakas (Waverley-Oakleigh)

Ukraine squad

Owen Hromow (Canberra Raiders), Daniel Janissen (Cardiff Cobras), Yuri Hromow (Cronulla Sharks), Jonah Ngaronoa (Glebe Dirty Reds), Victor Tereskzo (Ipswich Jets), Liubomyr Beznoshchuk, Vitalii Boichuk (Ivano-Frankivsk Stanyslaviv), Oleksandr Fomiuk, Volodymyr Karpenko, Oleksandr Skorbach, Davyd Zazimko (Kharkiv Legion XIII), Orest Adamyk, Ostap Hryshchenko, Ostap Kozak, Valerii Popeliuk (Lviv Tigers), Jett Cleary (New Zealand Warriors), Dmytro Pokotylo, Danylo Vedler (Rivne Giants), Zayn Sluvinsky (South Eastern Seagulls)

21 October 2025
Match Report: Ukraine secure Euro C title with 34-6 win over Greece in Italy

Ukraine have been promoted from Euro C following their 34-6 victory over Greece at Pasian Di Prato, Udine, Italy. Led by halfback Jett Cleary, Ukraine posted six tries in another comprehensive performance after their win over Italy at the weekend.

“It’s fantastic being part of this event and I have to thank all who made it happen, this is massive for the nation,” said Ukraine head coach Dan Beardshaw. “I’ve been really impressed with our domestic players, they’re the ones who have won us this title against tough opposition. They have really stepped up and shown the strength of our competition.”

Beardshaw added: “There was one point in the first half when we defended eight sets back-to-back on our own line, including a couple of drop outs, and turned them away and I was so impressed and proud of the way the boys wanted to dig in for each other.”

Backrower Jonah Ngaronoa opened the scoring early for Ukraine backing up a 70 metre break from Danylo Vedler, Greece replying when fullback Tyrone Tsagalias crossed and converted his own score.

The remainder of the first half belonged to Ukraine with Cleary pulling the strings, Owen Hromow, Zayn Sluvinksky and Victor Tereskzo, just before the break, all going over to make it 22-6. Ukraine’s forward dominance led to late scores in the second half from fullback Yuri Hromow who weaved his way through the Greece defence having picked up a loose ball and substitute Lviv Tigers’ Valerii Popeliuk, fittingly converted by Cleary for the final points.

Greece head coach, Steve Georgallis, noted: “It was a disappointing first half. We got back in the game in the second but too many errors early on cost us. Ukraine were excellent, very physical and defended well on their try line. All credit to them.”

Greece face Italy at the same venue on Saturday to determine who is relegated from Euro C.

22 October 2025