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.

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.
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

Summer Olympics
Olympic Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
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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
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Recent Results

2018 European Sevens Trophy[1]
Main article: 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy

Zagreb

Pool B
Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinal
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Romania 32108617+697
 Lithuania 32108331+527
 Hungary 31022657–315
 Cyprus 300319109–903
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

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
Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinal
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Luxembourg 31204644+27
 Romania 32019324+697
 Latvia 31115355–26
 Ukraine 3012574–694
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

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 Rugby Europe Conference
Rank Team Zagreb Šiauliai Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Romania202040
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Belgium161834
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lithuania181230
4 Denmark121426
5 Israel14822
6 Luxembourg81018
7 Latvia11617
8 Ukraine10313
9 Croatia6612
10 Bulgaria426
11 Hungary246
12 Cyprus314

2019 European Sevens Grand Prix[2]
Main article: 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

Moscow

Pool A
Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France 33009733+649
 Ireland 32016952+177
 Italy 31024566–215
 Romania 30031979–603
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
 
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
Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 33006945+249
 France 32016459+57
 Portugal 31027157+145
 Romania 30034083–433
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
 
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
Legend
Champions
Relegated to 2020 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
Rank Team Moscow Łódź Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany142034
2nd place, silver medalist(s) France201232
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ireland181432
4 Spain101828
5 Italy61622
6 Wales121022
7 England16319
8 Portugal8816
9 Georgia369
10 Russia448
11 Poland224
12 Romania112

Players

Current squad

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

Coaches

Current coaching staff

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

Name Nationality Role
Marius Raczek ROUHead coach
Alexandru Marin Jr. ROUAssistant coach
Dr. Ilie Vlad ROUTeam doctor

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. "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.
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