Romania national under-20 rugby union team

Romania under-20
Nickname(s) Stejareii (The Little Oaks)
Emblem(s) An oak leaf
Coach(es) Danie de Villiers
Captain(s) Vlad Neculau
Most caps Ionuț Ciocan (8)
Top scorer Oake Patrascu (61)
Most tries Cristian Munteanu (5)
Ionuț Puişoru (5)
Team kit
Change kit
First international
 Romania 28 – 26  Namibia
(15 April 2008)
Largest win
 Romania 65 - 14 South Korea 
(25 April 2009)
Largest defeat
 Romania 14 - 71 Canada 
(8 Septemeber 2018)

The Romania national under-20 rugby union team is Romania's junior national team in rugby union. They have represented Romania in the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy now known as World Rugby Under 20 Trophy, but not yet in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship. They participated in the first three Junior World Trophies, winning it in 2009, and in 2018 they will be the hosts of the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy for the first time.


Results

2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

Pool

3rd place play-off

2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

Pool

Final

2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

Pool

3rd place play-off

2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

Pool

7th place play-off

Current squad

Squad to the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.

Player Date of birth (Age) Position Club
Adrian Țală 13 March 1998 (Age 20) Hooker Romania CSM Baia Mare
Darius Plăcintar 21 June 1999 (Age 19) Hooker Romania CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
Iulian Harţig 11 October 1998 (Age 19) Prop Romania CSM București
Valentin Matache 21 August 1999 (Age 19) Prop Romania SCM Buzău
Flavian Cuprian 23 February 1999 (Age 19) Prop Romania ACS Tomitanii Constanța
Laurențiu Nică 30 January 1998 (Age 20) Prop Romania CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
Rareș Straja 29 April 1998 (Age 20) Prop Romania CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
Ștefan Iancu 01 July 1998 (Age 20) Lock Romania CSM București
Robert Murariu 03 July 1998 (Age 20) Lock Romania SCM Buzău
Vlad Vișan 11 November 1999 (Age 19) Lock Romania CSM Baia Mare
Vlad Neculau (c) 07 January 1998 (Age 20) Flanker Romania Timișoara Saracens
Dragoș Ser 04 March 1999 (Age 19) Flanker Romania CSM București
Marius Ferariu 27 February 2000 (Age 18) Flanker Romania CSS 2 Baia Mare
Răzvan Belehuz 08 August 1999 (Age 19) Number 8 Romania RC Bârlad
Andrei Pășălan 19 March 1998 (age 20) Number 8 Romania CSA Steaua București
Emanuel Grigore 17 March 1999 (Age 19) Scrum-half Romania CT Dinicu Golescu
Andrei Homiuc 09 October 1998 (Age 20) Scrum-half Romania ACS Tomitanii Constanța
Gabriel – Dănuț Jipa 09 April 2000 (Age 18) Fly-half Romania CSA Steaua București
Ionuț-Alexandru Harasim 03 March 2000 (Age 18) Fly-half Romania CSS 2 Baia Mare
Vlad Leică 06 February 1999 (Age 19) Centre Romania SCM Buzău
Cristian Bumbac 16 March 2000 (Age 18) Centre Romania CSO Olimpia
Sebastian Sîrbu 04 September 2000 (Age 17) Centre Romania ACS Tomitanii Constanța
Marius Ioana 11 January 1998 (Age 20) Wing Romania RC Grivița
Cosmin Iliuță 02 March 1998 (Age 20) Wing Romania CSM București
Paul Popoaia 29 May 2000 (Age 18) Full-back Romania CSS 2 Baia Mare
Alexandru Crăciun 06 December 1998 (Age 20) Full-back Romania SCM Buzău

Management

  • Silvian Ioniţa - Team Manager
  • Danie de Villiers - Head Coach
  • Marcel Mihalache - Assistant Coach
  • Horaţiu Bargaunas - Forwards Coach
  • Vlad Ilie - Doctor
  • Andrei Diaconeasa - Kinetotherapist
  • Daniel Carpo - Consultant

See also

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