Russia head into their maiden World Cup as huge underdogs.
Team bio:
World Cup Appearances: 0
Last World Cup result: N/A
Best-ever RWC: N/A
IRB Ranking: 19
Head Coach: Nikolay Nerush
Key player: Adam Byrnes. He'll certainly have played at the highest standard, albeit in an ordinary team.
Overview:
A large prize for anyone naming the Super 15 player who'll be a key figure in Russia's World Cup debut.
It's Melbourne Rebels lock Adam Byrnes, who is one of two uncapped players in their squad, along with 20-year-old Siberian fullback Denis Simplikevich. Byrnes' maternal grandparents moved from the Soviet Union to Australia after World War II.
How will they fare? A 75-3 tonking from Japan last November doesn't make encouraging reading.