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| Nickname | Stejarii (The Oaks) | ||||||||
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| Emblem | Oak leaf | ||||||||
| Union | Federația Română de Rugby | ||||||||
| Head coach | David Gérard | ||||||||
| Captain | Marius Simionescu | ||||||||
| Most caps | Florin Vlaicu (129) | ||||||||
| Top scorer | Florin Vlaicu (1,030) | ||||||||
| Top try scorer | Cătălin Fercu (33) | ||||||||
| Home stadium | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf | ||||||||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||||||||
| Current | 20 (as of 1 July 2024) | ||||||||
| Highest | 13 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) | ||||||||
| Lowest | 20 (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||
| First international | |||||||||
 United States 21–0 Romania  (Paris, France; 26 June 1919) All military sides | |||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||
 Bulgaria 0–100 Romania  (Burgas, Bulgaria; 21 September 1976) | |||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||
 England 134–0 Romania (London, England; 17 November 2001) | |||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1987) | ||||||||
| Best result | Pool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2023) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Website | rugbyromania.ro | ||||||||
The Romania national rugby union team[1] represents Romania in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed Stejarii (The Oaks), the team is long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations. They have participated in all but one Rugby World Cup and currently compete in the first division of the European Nations Cup, which they won in 2017. Rugby union in Romania is administered by the Romanian Rugby Federation.
France first played rugby against Romania in 1924 when they tried to establish a rival to the Five Nations championship. Romania holds with 25 matches the record for the longest unbeaten run.[2] Although not regarded as a first-tier team in more recent times, their history includes an away draw against Ireland, and wins against four (France, Italy, Scotland, Wales) of the other Six Nations Championship teams.[3]
Romania played in every Rugby World Cup through to 2015, but were disqualified from the 2019 Rugby World Cup after fielding an ineligible player during the qualification process.[4] In the 2023 Rugby World Cup which saw the teams return to the tournament, Romania was in Pool B and finished bottom; losing all of their matches.
- ^ (Romanian: Echipa națională de rugby a României)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Independent Appeal Committee decision regarding Romania and Spain".