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Georgia and Romania have played each other on 23 occasions.[ 1] Georgia have won 13 times, Romania 9 times and 1 match has been drawn. They regularly play each other in the Rugby Europe Championship (previously named European Nations Cup).
The first match was played on 18 November 1998 at Lansdowne Road that has been won by Romania 27–23.
The two sides have played each other once in a Rugby World Cup game in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Georgia won the match 25–9.
Antim Cup
Since 2002, the winner of Georgia – Romania matches have been awarded the Antim Cup. It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthim the Iberian, who came from Georgia.
The Antim Cup is contested each time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup matches or qualifiers. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time. It is challenge cup along the lines of the Calcutta Cup and Bledisloe Cups to be annually played for between the Georgians and the Romanians.
Summary
Overall
Georgia and Romania have played each other on Rugby World Cup , Rugby World Cup qualification and in annual tournament - Rugby Europe Championship
Details
Played
Won by Georgia
Won by Romania
Drawn
Georgia points
Romania points
In Georgia
10
7
3
0
222
161
In Romania
11
5
5
1
165
184
Neutral venue
2
1
1
0
48
36
Overall
23
13
9
1
435
381
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record
Georgia
Romania
Longest winning streak
3 (15 March 2014–19 March 2017)
3 (6 Apr 2002–12 Mar 2005)
Largest points for
Home
38 (19 March 2016)
35 (25 February 2006)
Away
31 (7 April 2001)
31 (6 April 2002)
Largest winning margin
Home
29 (19 March 2016)
25 (25 February 2006)
Away
16 (28 September 2011)
13 (30 March 2003)
Results
No.
Date
Venue
Score
Winner
Competition
1
18 November 1998
Lansdowne Road , Dublin , Republic of Ireland
23 – 27
Romania
1999 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
2
2 April 2000
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
20 – 23
Romania
2000 European Nations Cup First Division
3
7 April 2001
Stadionul Dinamo , Bucharest
20 – 31
Georgia
2000–01 European Nations Cup First Division
4
6 April 2002
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
23 – 31
Romania
2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division
5
30 March 2003
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
6 – 19
Romania
2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division
6
27 March 2004
Iași
25 – 18
Romania
2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division
7
12 March 2005
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
20 – 13
Georgia
2004–06 European Nations Cup First Division
8
25 February 2006
Stadionul Ghencea II, Bucharest
35 – 10
Romania
2004–06 European Nations Cup First Division
9
7 October 2006
Stadionul Dinamo , Bucharest
20 – 8
Romania
2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
10
3 February 2007
Stadionul Ghencea II, Bucharest
17 – 20
Georgia
2006–08 European Nations Cup First Division
11
9 February 2008
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium , Tbilisi
22 – 7
Georgia
2006–08 European Nations Cup First Division
12
14 March 2009
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
28 – 23
Georgia
2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division
13
13 March 2010
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
22 – 10
Romania
2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division
14
12 March 2011
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium , Tbilisi
18 – 11
Georgia
2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division
15
28 September 2011
Arena Manawatu , Palmerston North , New Zealand
25 – 9
Georgia
2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B
16
10 March 2012
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
13 – 19
Georgia
2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division
17
16 March 2013
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
9 – 9
draw
2012–14 European Nations Cup First Division
18
15 March 2014
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium , Tbilisi
22 – 9
Georgia
2012–14 European Nations Cup First Division
19
21 March 2015
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
6 – 15
Georgia
2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division
20
19 March 2016
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
38 – 9
Georgia
2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division
21
19 March 2017
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
8 – 7
Romania
2017 Rugby Europe Championship
22
18 March 2018
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
25 – 16
Georgia
2018 Rugby Europe Championship
23
9 February 2019
Cluj Arena , Cluj-Napoca
9 – 18
Georgia
2019 Rugby Europe Championship
24
1 February 2020
Dinamo Arena , Tbilisi
41 – 13
Georgia
2020 Rugby Europe Championship
See also
References
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