The Romania national rugby sevens team has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series and in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, but not yet in the Summer Olympic Games. They are currently competing in the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Series.
Union | Romanian Rugby Federation | ||
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Nickname(s) | Stejarii (The Oaks) | ||
Emblem(s) | Oak Leaf | ||
Coach(es) | Daniel Carpo | ||
Captain(s) | Marius Chiriac | ||
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1993) | ||
Best result | (13th place) (1997) |
Tournament history
editSummer Olympics
editOlympic Games | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/1 | - | - | - | - |
Rugby World Cup Sevens
editWorld Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
1993 | Group stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
1997 | Plate Quarterfinals | 13st | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2018 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Recent Results
editZagreb
Pool B
editLegend | |
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Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinal |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 17 | +69 | 7 |
Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 7 |
Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 57 | –31 | 5 |
Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 109 | –90 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Cup
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
9 June 2018 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
Belgium | 26 | |||||||||
9 June 2018 – 13:59 | ||||||||||
Croatia | 7 | |||||||||
Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
9 June 2018 – 11:06 | ||||||||||
Lithuania | 17 | |||||||||
Lithuania | 17 | |||||||||
9 June 2018 – 18:15 | ||||||||||
Ukraine | 7 | |||||||||
Lithuania | 26 | |||||||||
9 June 2018 – 10:22 | ||||||||||
Romania | 31 | |||||||||
Romania | 27 | |||||||||
9 June 2018 – 14:21 | ||||||||||
Luxembourg | 14 | |||||||||
Romania | 26 | |||||||||
9 June 2018 – 10:44 | ||||||||||
Israel | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
Denmark | 7 | |||||||||
9 June 2018 – 17:14 | ||||||||||
Israel | 10 | |||||||||
Belgium | 22 | |||||||||
Israel | 7 | |||||||||
Šiauliai
Pool A
editLegend | |
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Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinal |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 7 |
Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 24 | +69 | 7 |
Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 55 | –2 | 6 |
Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 74 | –69 | 4 |
Knockout stage
Cup
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 July 2018 – 9:00 | ||||||||||
Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||||
1 July 2018 – 12:59 | ||||||||||
Denmark | 34 | |||||||||
Denmark | 7 | |||||||||
1 July 2018 – 10:06 | ||||||||||
Belgium | 14 | |||||||||
Croatia | 14 | |||||||||
1 July 2018 – 15:52 | ||||||||||
Belgium | 17 | |||||||||
Belgium | 5 | |||||||||
1 July 2018 – 9:22 | ||||||||||
Romania | 35 | |||||||||
Lithuania | 12 | |||||||||
1 July 2018 – 13:21 | ||||||||||
Latvia | 14 | |||||||||
Latvia | 0 | |||||||||
1 July 2018 – 9:44 | ||||||||||
Romania | 40 | Third place | ||||||||
Israel | 10 | |||||||||
1 July 2018 – 16:14 | ||||||||||
Romania | 17 | |||||||||
Denmark | 10 | |||||||||
Latvia | 38 | |||||||||
Standings
editLegend |
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Promoted to the 2019 Grand Prix Series |
Relegated to 2019 Rugby Europe Conference |
Rank | Team | Zagreb | Šiauliai | Points |
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Romania | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
Belgium | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
Lithuania | 18 | 12 | 30 | |
4 | Denmark | 12 | 14 | 26 |
5 | Israel | 14 | 8 | 22 |
6 | Luxembourg | 8 | 10 | 18 |
7 | Latvia | 1 | 16 | 17 |
8 | Ukraine | 10 | 3 | 13 |
9 | Croatia | 6 | 6 | 12 |
10 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 6 |
11 | Hungary | 2 | 4 | 6 |
12 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Moscow
Pool A
editLegend | |
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Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 9 |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 66 | –21 | 5 |
Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 79 | –60 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Bowl
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
23 June 2019 – 12:28 | ||||||
Russia | 34 | |||||
23 June 2019 – 16:05 | ||||||
Poland | 17 | |||||
Russia | 14 | |||||
23 June 2019 – 12:50 | ||||||
Georgia | 0 | |||||
Romania | 19 | |||||
Georgia | 24 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
23 June 2019 – 15:43 | ||||||
Poland | 21 | |||||
Romania | 19 |
Łódź
Pool A
editLegend | |
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Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 9 |
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 5 |
Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 83 | –43 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Bowl
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
21 July 2019 – 12:28 | ||||||
England | 26 | |||||
21 July 2019 – 16:40 | ||||||
Poland | 17 | |||||
England | 12 | |||||
21 July 2019 – 12:50 | ||||||
Russia | 21 | |||||
Russia | 19 | |||||
Romania | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 July 2019 – 16:18 | ||||||
Poland | 26 | |||||
Romania | 12 |
Standings
editLegend |
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Champions |
Relegated to 2020 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy |
Rank | Team | Moscow | Łódź | Points |
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Germany | 14 | 20 | 34 | |
France | 20 | 12 | 32 | |
Ireland | 18 | 14 | 32 | |
4 | Spain | 10 | 18 | 28 |
5 | Italy | 6 | 16 | 22 |
6 | Wales | 12 | 10 | 22 |
7 | England | 16 | 3 | 19 |
8 | Portugal | 8 | 8 | 16 |
9 | Georgia | 3 | 6 | 9 |
10 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
11 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
12 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 12 players were called up for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Series on the 9th of July 2021.[3]
Player | Date of birth (age) | Club/province |
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Alexandre Crețu | 4 May 2000 | Carcassonne Espoirs |
Alexander Dinu | 19 November 2001 | Massy Espoirs |
Andrei Homiuc | 9 October 1998 | Grivița București |
Codrin Bercu | 27 January 1998 | Năvodari |
Silviu Mircea | 2 April 2001 | Grivița București |
Marius Chiriac (c) | 7 March 1998 | Dinamo București |
Alexandru Tudose | 23 December 1998 | Dinamo București |
Cristian Zamfir | 26 June 2000 | Ştiinţa Petroșani |
David Jilăveanu | 2 April 2002 | Dinamo București |
Ovidiu Neagu | 30 July 2001 | Bârlad |
Lama Sioeli | 12 October 1995 | Steaua București |
Julien Bartoli | 21 September 1999 | Hyères |
Coaches
editCurrent coaching staff
editThe current coaching staff of the Romanian national sevens team:[4]
Name | Nationality | Role |
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Marius Raczek | ROU | Head coach |
Alexandru Marin Jr. | ROU | Assistant coach |
Dr. Ilie Vlad | ROU | Team doctor |
See also
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in Romanian)
References
edit- ^ "2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Romania Rugby Sevens` Squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Series". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Romania Rugby Sevens` Coaching Staff". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 9 July 2021.