2002 Romania rugby union tour of British Isles

2002 Romania rugby union tour of British Isles
Summary	P W D L
Total	04 00 00 04
Test match	03 00 00 03
Opponent	P W D L
Ireland	1 0 0 1
Wales	1 0 0 1
Scotland	1 0 0 1

The 2002 Romania rugby union tour of British Isles was a series of matches played in September and November 2002 in Ireland, Scotland and Wales by the Romania national rugby union team. It was a tour in two phases with the first match in September against Ireland, and the remaining three matches in Wales and Scotland during November. After the Irish match Romania played two qualification matches for 2003 Rugby World Cup against Italy and Spain.

First test: Ireland

7 September 2002

Ireland	39–8	Romania
Try: Gleeson, Hayes, Henderson, O'Driscoll 1 scrum Con: O'Gara 3 Pen: O'Gara 2		Try: Maftei Pen: Tofan

Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Giulio de Santis

Ireland:15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.John Kelly, 13.Brian O'Driscoll, 12.Kevin Maggs, 11.Denis Hickie, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Anthony Foley (capt.), 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.John Hayes, 2.Shane Byrne, 1.Reggie Corrigan – replacements: 18.Leo Cullen, 19.Victor Costello, 20.Guy Easterby – No entry : 16.Paul Shields, 17.Paul Wallace
Romania:15.Gabriel Brezoianu, 14.Cristian Sauan, 13.Valentin Maftei, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Mihai Vioreanu, 10.Ionut Tofan, 9.Lucian Sirbu, 8.Alin Petrache , 7.Alex Manta, 6.George Chiriac, 5.Cristian Petre, 4.Marius Dragomir, 3.Marius Tincu , 2.Razvan Mavrodin, 1.Mihai Dumitru, – replacements: 16.Marius Picoiu, 17.Roland Vusec, 18.Petrisor Toderasc, 19.Dan Tudosa, 20.Augustin Petrechei – No entry:

Second Test : Wales

1 November 2002

Wales	40–3	Romania
Try: MA Jones, Quinnell G. Thomas, penalty try Con: Neil Jenkins 4 Pen: Neil Jenkins 4		Pen: Tofan

Wrexham Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Joel Judge

Wales:15.Rhys Williams, 14.Mark Jones, 13.Tom Shanklin, 12.Sonny Parker, 11.Gareth Thomas, 10.Neil Jenkins, 9.Dwayne Peel, 8.Scott Quinnell, 7.Colin Charvis, 6.Michael Owen, 5.Steve Williams, 4.Robert Sidoli, 3.Martyn Madden, 2.Mefin Davies, 1.Gethin Jenkins – replacements: 16.Andrew Lewis, 17.Ben Evans, 18.Gareth Llewellyn, 19.Gavin Thomas – No entry : 20.Ryan Powell
Romania:15.Dan Dumbrava, 14.Vasile Ghioc, 13.Gabriel Brezoianu, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Marius Picoiu, 10.Ionut Tofan, 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Ovidiu Tonita, 7.Alin Petrache , 6.Florin Corodeanu, 5.Cristian Petre, 4.Sorin Socol, 3.Silviu Florea, 2.Razvan Mavrodin, 1.Petrisor Toderasc, – replacements: 16.Nicolae Dragos Dima, 17.Marian Constantin, 18.Marcel Socaciu, 19.George Chiriac – No entry: 20.Cristian Podea

Mid week game against "Scotland A"

5 November 2002

Scotland A	21–18	Romania A

Aberdeen

Third Test : Scotland

9 November 2002

Scotland	37–10	Romania
Try: Grimes, Leslie, Moffat, Paterson, Pountney Con: Laney 3 Pen: Laney 2		Try: Tofan Con: Tofan Pen: Tofan

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Andy Turner

Scotland:15.Stuart Moffat, 14.Nikki Walker, 13.Andy Craig, 12.Brendan Laney, 11.Chris Paterson, 10.Gordon Ross, 9.Bryan Redpath (cap), 8.Simon Taylor, 7.Budge Pountney, 6.Martin Leslie, 5.Stuart Grimes, 4.Scott Murray, 3.Bruce Douglas, 2.Gordon Bulloch, 1.Tom Smith – replacements: Steve Scott, Matthew Stewart, Nathan Hines, Jon Petrie – No entry : Graeme Beveridge
Romania:15.Gabriel Brezoianu, 14.Ion Teodorescu, 13.Valentin Maftei, 12.Romeo Gontineac (cap), 11.Vasile Ghioc, 10.Ionut Tofan, 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Alin Petrache, 7.George Chiriac, 6.Florin Corodeanu, 5.Cristian Petre, 4.Augustin Petrechei, 3.Nicolae Dragos Dima, 2.Marius Tincu, 1.Petru Balan, – replacements: Petrisor Toderasc, Marcel Socaciu, Stefan Dragnea, Costica Mersoiu – No entry: Cristian Podea

References

• "Ireland (32) 39 – 8 (3) Romania (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Edward Kennedy (9 September 2002). "O'Sullivan plays down Irish World Cup hopes". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• "Wales (12) 40 – 3 (0) Romania (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
• Paul Rees (2 November 2002). "Wales need a Quinnell kickstart". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
• "Scotland A overcome Romania". The Guardian. 5 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
• "Scotland (20) 37 – 10 (3) Romania (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
• David Plummer (11 November 2002). "New Scots ready for bigger fish". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2013.