Romania national rugby sevens team

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.

Romania
UnionRomanian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Stejarii (The Oaks)
Emblem(s)Oak Leaf
Coach(es)Daniel Carpo
Captain(s)Marius Chiriac
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1993)
Best result(13th place) (1997)

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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Olympic Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2016 Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/1 - - - -

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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World Cup record
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

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2018 European Sevens Trophy[1]

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Zagreb

Pool B

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Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinal
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  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
7 June 2018
11:44
Romania  24–0  Hungary
7 June 2018
12:06
Lithuania  45–7  Cyprus
7 June 2018
14:29
Romania  45–0  Cyprus
7 June 2018
14:51
Lithuania  21–7  Hungary
7 June 2018
17:14
Cyprus  12–19  Hungary
7 June 2018
17:36
Romania  17–17  Lithuania

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 June 2018 – 10:00
 
 
  Belgium26
 
9 June 2018 – 13:59
 
  Croatia7
 
  Belgium7
 
9 June 2018 – 11:06
 
  Lithuania17
 
  Lithuania17
 
9 June 2018 – 18:15
 
  Ukraine7
 
  Lithuania26
 
9 June 2018 – 10:22
 
  Romania31
 
  Romania27
 
9 June 2018 – 14:21
 
  Luxembourg14
 
  Romania26
 
9 June 2018 – 10:44
 
  Israel12 Third place
 
  Denmark7
 
9 June 2018 – 17:14
 
  Israel10
 
  Belgium22
 
 
  Israel7
 

Šiauliai

Pool A

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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
  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
30 June 2018
9:00
Romania  38–0  Latvia
30 June 2018
9:22
Ukraine  5–5  Luxembourg
30 June 2018
11:45
Romania  22–24  Luxembourg
30 June 2018
12:07
Ukraine  0–36  Latvia
30 June 2018
14:30
Romania  33–0  Ukraine
30 June 2018
14:52
Luxembourg  17–17  Latvia

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 July 2018 – 9:00
 
 
  Luxembourg0
 
1 July 2018 – 12:59
 
  Denmark34
 
  Denmark7
 
1 July 2018 – 10:06
 
  Belgium14
 
  Croatia14
 
1 July 2018 – 15:52
 
  Belgium17
 
  Belgium5
 
1 July 2018 – 9:22
 
  Romania35
 
  Lithuania12
 
1 July 2018 – 13:21
 
  Latvia14
 
  Latvia0
 
1 July 2018 – 9:44
 
  Romania40 Third place
 
  Israel10
 
1 July 2018 – 16:14
 
  Romania17
 
  Denmark10
 
 
  Latvia38
 

Standings

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Promoted to the 2019 Grand Prix Series
Relegated to 2019 Rugby Europe Conference
Rank Team Zagreb Šiauliai Points
    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

2019 European Sevens Grand Prix[2]

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Moscow

Pool A

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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
  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
22 June 2019
11:00
Ireland  29–0  Romania
Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
22 June 2019
11:22
France  33–7  Italy
Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia)
22 June 2019
13:45
Ireland  26–14  Italy
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
22 June 2019
14:07
France  26–12  Romania
Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
22 June 2019
16:30
Ireland  14–38  France
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
22 June 2019
16:52
Italy  24–7  Romania
Referee: George Selwood (England)

Knockout stage

Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 June 2019 – 12:28
 
 
  Russia34
 
23 June 2019 – 16:05
 
  Poland17
 
  Russia14
 
23 June 2019 – 12:50
 
  Georgia0
 
  Romania19
 
 
  Georgia24
 
Third place
 
 
23 June 2019 – 15:43
 
 
  Poland21
 
 
  Romania19

Łódź

Pool A

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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
  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
20 July 2019
11:00
Spain  26–19  Portugal
Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
20 July 2019
11:22
France  26–21  Romania
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
20 July 2019
13:45
France  24–14  Portugal
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
20 July 2019
14:07
Spain  19–12  Romania
Referee: Thibault Santamaria (France)
20 July 2019
16:30
France  14–24  Spain
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
20 July 2019
16:52
Portugal  38–7  Romania
Referee: George Kopp (Russia)

Knockout stage

Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 July 2019 – 12:28
 
 
  England 26
 
21 July 2019 – 16:40
 
  Poland 17
 
  England12
 
21 July 2019 – 12:50
 
  Russia21
 
  Russia19
 
 
  Romania0
 
Third place
 
 
21 July 2019 – 16:18
 
 
  Poland26
 
 
  Romania12

Standings

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Champions
Relegated to 2020 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
Rank Team Moscow Łódź Points
    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

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Current squad

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The 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
Alexandre Crețu (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)   Carcassonne Espoirs
Alexander Dinu (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 23)   Massy Espoirs
Andrei Homiuc (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26)   Grivița București
Codrin Bercu (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26)   Năvodari
Silviu Mircea (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23)   Grivița București
Marius Chiriac (c) (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26)   Dinamo București
Alexandru Tudose (1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 25)   Dinamo București
Cristian Zamfir (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24)   Ştiinţa Petroșani
David Jilăveanu (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)   Dinamo București
Ovidiu Neagu (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23)   Bârlad
Lama Sioeli (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)   Steaua București
Julien Bartoli (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)   Hyères

Coaches

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Current coaching staff

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The current coaching staff of the Romanian national sevens team:[4]

Name Nationality Role
Marius Raczek   ROU Head coach
Alexandru Marin Jr.   ROU Assistant coach
Dr. Ilie Vlad   ROU Team doctor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Romania Rugby Sevens` Squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Series". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Romania Rugby Sevens` Coaching Staff". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 9 July 2021.