Romania national under-20 rugby union team

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Romania
Nickname(s)Stejăreii (The Little Oaks)
EmblemAn oak leaf
UnionRomanian Rugby Federation
Head coachMarius Tincu
CaptainKemal Altinok
First colours
Second colours
First international
Romania 28–26 Namibia 
(Stade Français, (Santiago, Chile 15 April 2008)
Biggest win
 South Korea 14–65 Romania
(RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 25 April 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 70–6 Romania
(Parque Pinares de Venecia, Zaragoza, Spain 8 December 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 the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy but have not yet participate 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 in the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy[]

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

Players[]

Current squad[]

On the 5th of November 2021, the following 26 players were called up for the .[1]

Head Coach: Romania Marius Tincu

Player Position Age Club
Mihai Dragoș Hooker (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 19) Romania Dinamo București
Sergiu Puescu Hooker (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 20) Romania Dinamo București
Alexandru Arnăutu Prop (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 20) France Rouen Espoirs
Anthony Dinu Prop (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 19) France Bordeaux Bègles Espoirs
Costinel Jipa Prop (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 19) Romania Baia Mare
Alexandru Pârvu Prop (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 19) Romania Steaua București
Alexandru Șuler Prop (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 20) Romania Universitatea Cluj
Bogdan Antonescu Lock (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 20) Romania
Vlad Burduja Lock (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 19) Romania Tomitanii Constanța
Luigi Ostoni Lock (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 20) France Bayonne Espoirs
David Trăușan Lock Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day Romania Timișoara
Kemal Altinok (c) Back Row (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 20) Romania Timișoara
Alexander Dinu Back Row (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 20) France Massy Espoirs
Simonel Hîncu Back Row (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 20) Romania
Alin Conache Scrum-half (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 19) Romania Timișoara
Sorin Pândichi Scrum-half (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 20) Romania Steaua București
Mihai Mureșan Fly-half (2002-10-02) 2 October 2002 (age 19) Romania Baia Mare
Vlad Bălan Centre (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 21) Romania
Toma Mîrzac Centre (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 20) Romania
Darin Onț Centre (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 20) Romania Baia Mare
Iulian Macovei Wing Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day Italy
Romeo-Corrado Ștețco Wing Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day Romania Timișoara
Teodor Ursu Wing (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 20) Romania Universitatea Cluj
Bogdan Iacovache Full-back (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 20) Romania
David Jilăveanu Full-back (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 19) Romania Dinamo București
Ovidiu Neagu Full-back (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 20) Romania

Coaches[]

Current coaching staff[]

The current coaching staff of the Romanian national team:[2]

Name Nationality Role
Ovidiu Cârcei  ROU Manager
Marius Tincu  ROU Head coach
Răzvan Popovici  ROU Assistant coach
Dr. Vlad-Constantin Ilie  ROU Team doctor
Alin Grigoraș  ROU Kinesiotherapist

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Romania Under 20s squad for the 2021 Rugby Europe Under-20`s Championship
  2. ^ "Romania Rugby Under 20s` Coaching Staff". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 20 October 2021.

External links[]

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