European Championship B (Men)

Wed 21st October 2026   - KO  14:00 - FK Zemun Stadium , Serbia
Official: Petar Randjelović (Serbia)

Ukraine

22

FT

28

Half Time
10 - 16

Netherlands

Tries

Rhys Sciglitano (10)
Oleksandr SKORBACH (38)
Mitchell BEGGS-MOWCZAN (43)
Taras KOLISNYK (56)
Oleksandr FOMIUK (76)

Daniel NIUMATA (15)
Damon KOOLSTRA (21,67)
PAUL KUIJPERS (30)
Ryan Keating (71)

Goals

Danylo DIACHENKO (0/1)
Oleksandr SKORBACH (1/4)

Damon KOOLSTRA (2/3)
Rick BAATS (2/2)

Match Preview: Ukraine and Netherlands name squads for Wednesday's Euro B clash in Belgrade

Ukraine are looking to clinch the Euro B title for the first time when they face Netherlands at the FK Zenum Stadium, Belgrade tomorrow (Wednesday) in the second game of the tournament (kick off 2pm, local time).

Dan Beardshaw’s side beat hosts Serbia 30-14 in the opening clash and a follow up victory will also leave Serbia and Netherlands to do battle to avoid relegation in Saturday’s final round.

The Ukraine head coach makes one change to his 19-player squad, with Oleksandr Shcherbyna making way for Valerii Popeliuk.

“I was really pleased for the players after our win against Serbia,” Beardshaw said. “They’ve worked incredibly hard, and it was great to see them enjoy that moment together. But our challenge now is to back it up against the Netherlands.

“We know there are areas we need to improve and I’ve challenged the boys to take another step forward. Hopefully, we can give everyone back home another reason to smile.”

Netherlands could hand debuts to Daniel Niumata, brothers Blake, Mitchell and Ryan Barbuto, Phil Derksen and Ryan Keating.

Oranje men’s head coach, Jason Havenaar, commented:  “It's been great to see the squad grow and develop during our camp and we're really looking forward to a strong showing in the Euro B. Both Ukraine and Serbia showed in the opening match they're tough, physical teams and embrace that challenge.

“Our debutants are all looking forward to representing the Lions for the first time and the veterans have been working hard on getting them up to speed.”

Ukraine (squad): Rhys SCIGLITANO (Blacktown Workers), Zayn SLUVINSKY (Glebe Dirty Reds), Liubomyr BEZNOSHCHUK, Yevhen CHECHETA, Yaroslav DAVYDOV, Yevhen DAVYDOV, Danylo DIACHENKO, Oleksandr FOMIUK, KARPENKO VOLODYMYR, Taras KOLISNYK, Vitalii PUCHKOV, Dmitro SEMERENKO, Oleksandr SKORBACH, Vedler DANYLO (Kharkiv Legion XIII), HRYSHCENKO OSTAP , PAVLIV MYKHAILO, Valerii POPELIUK (Lviv Tigers), Narek MANUKYAN (Rivne Giants), ), Mitchell BEGGS-MOWCZAN (Ukraine Trident)

Netherlands (squad): Rua te Rawhiti HARRINGTON, Josh PENGEL (Amsterdam Cobras), Damon KOOLSTRA (Blackwater Crushers), Rick BAATS, Kees KUIJPERS (Brabant Bears), Daniel NIUMATA (Redbank Bears), Blake BARBUTO, Mitchell BARBUTO, Ryan BARBUTO (St Joseph’s Jrlfc), ), Phil DERKSEN (Wests Tigers Mackay), Ryan Keating (Yeppon Seagulls), Daniel ELBERTSEN, Dimitri HARINGA, PAUL KUIJPERS, Mike PRINS, Arie-Tjerk RAZOUX-SCHULTZ, Sebastiaan SCHOEMAKER, Sylvan VONKEN, Thije WIJBENGA (Zwolle Wolves)

20 October 2026
1 Yevhen DAVYDOV
Full Back
Arie-Tjerk RAZOUX-SCHULTZ 1
21 Taras KOLISNYK
Right Wing
Sylvan VONKEN 2
4 Yaroslav DAVYDOV
Right Centre
Ryan Keating 3
2 Danylo DIACHENKO
Left Centre
Mike PRINS 4
5 Oleksandr FOMIUK
Left Wing
Thije WIJBENGA 5
6 Oleksandr SKORBACH
Stand Off
Phil DERKSEN 6
7 Vitalii PUCHKOV
Scrum Half
Damon KOOLSTRA 7
17 KARPENKO VOLODYMYR
Prop
Daniel NIUMATA 8
9 Mitchell BEGGS-MOWCZAN
Hooker
Blake BARBUTO 9
10 Rhys Sciglitano
Prop
Sebastiaan SCHOEMAKER 24
11 Zayn SLUVINSKY
Second Row
PAUL KUIJPERS 11
3 Liubomyr BEZNOSHCHUK
Second Row
Mitchell BARBUTO 12
13 Yevhen CHECHETA
Loose Forward
Ryan BARBUTO 13
14 Dmitro SEMERENKO
Int 1
Rick BAATS 14
16 Narek MANUKYAN
Int 2
Rua te Rawhiti HARRINGTON 15
19 PAVLIV MYKHAILO
Int 3
Daniel ELBERTSEN 16
8 Valerii POPELIUK
Int 4
Kees KUIJPERS 22
15 HRYSHCENKO OSTAP 
Reserve 1
Match Report: Ukraine go down 22-28 in Belgrade to Netherlands to set up Euro B finale on Saturday

Centre Ryan Keating’s try nine minutes from time saw Netherlands edge home 28-22 against Ukraine in their second round men’s Euro B clash, at the FK Zenum Stadium in Belgrade. The win means that any of the three nations in the competition could take the crown, with it being decided on Saturday at the same venue when Serbia host Netherlands.

Ukraine currently top the table going into that clash after their narrow victory over the hosts in round one, but victory for Netherlands will see them crowned champions. A large Serbian win will see the trophy remain in Belgrade and a narrow Serbian triumph could still see Ukraine awarded the title. The result in the final round will also settle which nation gets relegated.

In sunny and bright conditions, the game was end-to-end, Netherlands holding a six-point lead going into the break after tries from prop Daniel Niumata, influential half Damon Koolstra - who finished with 12 points - and Paul Kuijpers.

Netherlands men’s head coach, Jason Havenaar, commented: “I could not be prouder of the Lions. They showed incredible strength and resilience through adversity and fought for 80 minutes. This is a game the whole team will remember for a long time and credit goes to Ukraine for that. They are an amazing team and only getting better. We now regroup, handle our injuries and get ready for Serbia.”

Ukraine matched their opponents with five tries, Rhys Sciglitano with the opening score of the match and Oleksandr Fomiuk with the last touchdown of a pulsating game.

“It’s a frustrating result because we were capable of winning,” said Ukraine head coach Dan Beardshaw: “Incomplete sets and some poor decisions put us under pressure, it’s incredibly difficult to win an international match when you only complete one in the first half. Nevertheless, I’m incredibly proud of the character of the side but we’ll now have to wait for Saturday’s result.”

22 October 2026