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Romania Matches

Fri 11 Jul, 2025

Internationals

FT
Estadio Charrua
Uruguay Uruguay
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Romania Romania
11:00am
LIVE
70
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Romania Forwards

Name
Position
Alexandru Savin
Prop
Iulian Hartig
Prop
Ciprian Chiriac
Prop
Florin Bardasu
Hooker
Rob Irimescu
Hooker
Tudor Butnariu
Hooker
Stefan Buruiana
Hooker
George Ilincuta
Hooker
Vasile Balan
Prop
Cosmin Manole
Prop
Rafael Florea Jilaveanu
Prop
Yanis Horvat
Lock
Virgil Ghenea
Lock
David Trausan
Lock
Andrei Mahu
Lock
Marius Iftimiciuc
Lock
Stefan Iancu
Lock
Nicolaas Immelman
Back Row
Florian Rosu
Back Row
Kemal Altinok
Back Row
Vlad Neculau
Back Row
Cristi Boboc
Back Row
Dragos Ser
Back Row
Eduard Cioroaba
Back Row
Cristian Chirica
Back Row
Kamil Sobota
Back Row
Adrian Mitu
Back Row

Romania Backs

Name
Position
Gabriel Rupanu
Scrum Half
Vladu Bocanet
Scrum Half
Daniel Plai
Fly Half
Alin Conache
Fly Half
Tevita Manumua
Outside Back
Fonovai Tangimana
Centre
Jason Tomane
Centre
Alexandru Prescura
Centre
Alexandru Bucur
Centre
Hinckley Vaovasa
Centre
Mihai Graure
Centre
Corrado Stetco
Outside Back
Marius Simionescu
Outside Back
Paul Popoaia
Outside Back
Ovidiu Neagu
Outside Back

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Romania Rugby Team

The Romania Rugby team are one of Europe's strongest sides outside the traditional Six Nations teams. Although the side may not be as established as some of Europe's top nations, the Romania Rugby team does hold some marquee victories over four of the Six Nations Championship teams (France, Italy, Scotland and Wales), as well as an away draw against Ireland.The Romania Rugby team regularly feature in the Rugby World Cup and they're a powerhouse in the Rugby Europe Championship, which they've won 10 times in the tournament's history.Read on to discover even more about the Romania Rugby team. On this page you'll find all the latest information about the side, including squad announcements, upcoming fixtures and the team's latest results.

Rugby was first played competitively in Romania back in 1924, when Romania and France tried to establish a rival to the Five Nations Championship. However, the competition never really took hold and France comprehensively beat Romania 59-3. Later that year, Romania was one of only three teams to enter the Olympics. However, the Romania Rugby team were once again comprehensively beaten by France and comfortably beaten by the USA.Following World War Two, the Romania Rugby team finally came to prominence. Backed by the communist state, the side was successful throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. During this period, they beat France for the first time and gained several wins over established sides. As this point, the team also gained the nickname 'The Oaks', which they still use to this day. The nickname stemmed from the team's distinctive style of play, which was built around giant, bruising packs.However, the fall of communism in the country meant that rugby lost funding and Romania lost many top stars to France and Italy before the turn of the millennium. Thankfully, the decline was halted in 2002 and ever since the Romania Rugby team have begun to re-establish themselves on the international stage. Since the 2001-02 season, they've won the Rugby Europe Championship four times and the World Rugby Nations Cup on three occasions. In addition, in the history of the Rugby World Cup, they've qualified for every edition of the tournament and completed well in the pools stage. However, they were expelled from the 2019 tournament after qualification because they fielded an ineligible player.

Although the Romania Rugby team aren't considered to be a top-tier side, several notable stars have played for the team and the entire 1924 Romania Olympic team have been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame. Since, several top players have represented Romania, including the gifted playmaker Iulian Dumitra?, former captain Sorin Socol, and formidable lock Cristian Petre.Today, the Romania Rugby team includes several recognisable faces and high-class players such as Florin Vlaicu, who has been capped more than 125 times by his country. In addition, several Romanian players also feature in top European leagues. This includes Alexandru ?aru? who plays for Zebre in the PRO14 and André Gorin who represents Bayonne in the Top 14.