The Romanians got a consolation try with five minutes left when wing Cristian Sauan scampered over in the right corner after his teammates used quick hands after a five-metre scrum win. But Ireland had the last word with O'Driscoll's injury-time drop goal. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.
Cristian Sauan 74' Petre Mitu 18', 26', 56'. West Ham ends Liverpool's game unbeaten run with win — Goalkeeper Alisson Becker helped West Ham score three goals, and Liverpool's game unbeaten run ended. Home nations sides began to award international caps for matches against Romania in Wales travelled to Bucharest in November and were totally overwhelmed, falling to a defeat.
Romania's first win over Scotland came in Bucharest in and their first away win against Five Nations opposition came in against Wales; at Cardiff Arms Park. Their national side beat Wales twice - 24 - 6 in Romania, in Wales , Scotland the Grand Slam side 28 - 22 in Romania , France twice 15 - 0 in Romania, 13 - 9 in Romania and drew with Ireland , in , at Dublin. Many felt it was wrong for the rugby union powers to fail to bring them in to top-flight competition.
Romanian beat Zimbabwe in their first ever Rugby World Cup match in but did not win any other games and failed to progress beyond the group stage. However, with the deterioration of the domestic political and economic situation in the country in the s, Romanian rugby union suffered; the two leading rugby union teams - Dinamo Bucharest and Steaua Bucharest , represented the police and the army respectively, so their state funding fell.
Several leading rugby union players lost their lives in the revolution. Post-revolution, Romanian rugby union was still alive and kicking. In they recorded their best win to date by beating France on French soil for the first time. The following year they beat Scotland At the World Cup they managed to beat Fiji and as recently as the World Cup , Romania held the eventual winners South Africa to a highly respectable Romania lost to england.
The professionalism that followed immediately upon the heels of that World Cup was the undoing of the sport in Romania. Approximately Romanian players are thought to be playing in France and Italy. It wasn't just playing numbers that suffered, but a whole generation of potential referees and administrators was lost to the game. By Romania's rugby fortunes had declined sharply, when a Welsh team travelled to Bucharest for an uncapped international the visitors came away with a win.
In the Romanians toured Wales. They lost to Wales A at Pontypridd and in a test held in Wrexham. Romania versus Ireland at Landsdowne Road in In , Romania won the first European Nations Cup by a large margin, recording victories in all four matches.
The pandemic has disrupted their year but they gave Argentina a scare in Bucharest in July and put together solid wins over Portugal and Spain in March.
There is a first test start for tighthead prop Vasile Balan and a first cap for flanker Damian Stratila, one of three debutantes in the run-on side with three more uncapped players on the bench. At the other end of the spectrum Mihai Macovei returns to captain the side from his preferred No8 spot in his 90th international appearance.
Gabriel Rupanu continues at scrumhalf as Robinson looks for a successor to Florin Surugiu, who could win his 90th cap as a replacement. The midfield has two new names who both qualify on residency. Jason Tomane is named at inside center, the younger brother of former Wallaby winger Joe Tomane, while Hinckley Vaovasa moved to Romania as a year-old in Three forwards are set to win their first caps from the bench. Hooker Tudor Butnariu and loosehead prop Dorin Tica, the latter just 20 years old and currently playing his club rugby for Colorno in Italy.
The Romanian stalwart's quick ball distribution from the base of the ruck will be invaluable for them at this year's global showpiece. He has over 50 caps for his country. The youngest prop in the Romanian squad, the year-old is a relative unknown on the international circuit with just six caps to his name.
He plays for Timisoara and is the only prop in the squad not to be based in France. As an U20 he won the Junior World Trophy in He made his debut for the Oaks and for the Bucharest Wolves in The first game that he took part in for Romania was against Argentina Jaguars for the Nations Cup, a competition that he won alongside his team-mates. This will be his first Rugby World Cup. Romanian stalwart Tonita travelled to the RWC but only made his Test bow in , going on to represent them at the , and World Cups.
In he joined USA Perpignan and was standout performer for them during his eight-year stint, making appearances and scoring 15 tries. The Georgian-born hooker who made his international debut against Uruguay in , Turashvili also has the capability of playing at prop which is an extra string to his bow. He has played most of his club career at Bucuresti Wolves but this season moved to Colomiers in France.
Made his debut in against Portugal and has since developed into a hard-hitting, tough scrummaging prop forward. Ursache is a player that loves the physical and has shown that not only in the tight exchanges but also wider out in the defensive line, demonstrating his reliability and confidence in this area.
Ursache started out playing for Romanian club, Steaua Bucuresti, which resulted in his Test debut in The Romanian stalwart went on to represent Romania at the and Rugby World Cup and was a regular campaigner at both tournaments. Ursache joined French club, Pays d'Aix in on a two-year stint, making 65 appearances and scoring five tries. The experienced loose forward joined his current club Oyonnax for their Top 14 season.
He has 60 caps for his country. South African-born van Heerden can cover both the second and back-row but is predominantly viewed as a loose forward. The year-old who plays for the Baia Mare club, impressed in the Romania's U23 match against England Counties earlier this year. He used to play for the Pumas and Griffons in the Currie Cup. Vlaicu made his Test debut in and went on to represent Romania at the and Rugby World Cups. The speedster's ability to break the defensive line will be invaluable for them at this year's global showpiece.
Fly-half 1. An alternative to Danut Dumbrava, Wiringi is a fly-half who brings attacking qualities to the squad. Archived stories on Planet Rugby are only available to registered users. You have 1 article left before you need to join up to read more.
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