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This article is about the men's 7-a-side rugby union team. For the women's team, see Romania women's national rugby sevens team. For the men's 15-a-side rugby union team, see Romania national rugby union team.
Romania
UnionFederaţia Română de Rugby
Nickname(s)Stejarii (The Oaks)
Coach(es)Danie de Villiers
Captain(s)Daniel Carpo
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1993)
Best result(13th place) (1997)

The Romania national rugby sevens team has competed in the Rugby World Cup Sevens and World Rugby Sevens Series but not yet in the Summer Olympic Games. They are currently competing in the European Sevens Championship.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did Not Qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/1 - - - -

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Group Stage 17th 5 1 4 0
Hong Kong 1997 Plate Quarterfinals 13st 5 1 4 0
Argentina 2001 Did Not Qualify
Hong Kong 2005
United Arab Emirates 2009
Russia 2013
United States 2018 Did Not Enter
Total 0 Titles 2/7 10 2 8 0

Results

2018 European Sevens Trophy[1]

Main article: 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy

Zagreb

Pool B

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 Romania  24–0  Hungary  
11:44
7 June 2018 Lithuania  45–7  Cyprus  
12:06
7 June 2018 Romania  45–0  Cyprus  
14:29
7 June 2018 Lithuania  21–7  Hungary  
14:51
7 June 2018 Cyprus  12–19  Hungary  
17:14
7 June 2018 Romania  17–17  Lithuania  
17:36

Cup

 
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

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

Cup

 
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

Legend
Promoted to the 2019 Grand Prix series
Relegated to 2019 Conference 1
Rank Team Zagreb Šiauliai Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Romania 20 20 40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 16 18 34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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]

Main article: 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

Moscow

Pool A

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

9th Place

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

Łódź

Pool A

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

Knockout stage

9th Place

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

Standings

Legend
Green fill Qualified to the 2020 Hong Kong Sevens
Blue fill Already a core team for 2019–2020 World Rugby Sevens Series
Red fill Relegated to the 2020 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
Blue bar Qualified for the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Rank Team Moscow Łódź Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France 20 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland 18 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 16 16
4  Germany 14 14
5  Wales 12 12
6  Spain 10 10
7  Portugal 8 8
8  Italy 6 6
9  Russia 4 4
10  Georgia 3 3
11  Poland 2 2
12  Romania 1 1

Current Squad[3]

  1. Tangimana Fonovai
  2. Alexandru Țiglă
  3. Răzvan Berbece
  4. Jack Umaga
  5. Johnny Sola
  6. Paul Popoaia
  7. Daniel Carpo
  8. Cosmin Iliuță
  9. Ionuț Botezatu
  10. Ionuț Donici
  11. Vlăduț Zaharia
  12. Marian Ispir
  13. Dragoș Ser
  14. Lama Sioeli

Staff

Name Nationality Role
Daniel Carpo  ROU Manager
Danie de Villiers  RSA Head coach
Fili Lomani  ROU Assistant coach
Villiami Moala  NZL Assistant coach
James de Lacey  NZL Fitness Coach
Alin Grigoraş  ROU Kineotherapist

See also

References

  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. ^ [https://frr.ro/2019/07/08/romania-7s-a-reluat-pregatirea-pentru-cea-de-a-doua-etapa-a-grand-prix-series-de-la-lodz/ / This is Romania 7`s squad for the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series, București, 8 July 2019. Retrieved on 13 July 2019.]
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