Coach Daniel Santamans has picked the same team that lost narrowly to Italy last Wednesday for their match against Scotland on Tuesday. For the game at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Romania will need to step up a gear from the last meeting between the sides when they went down 48-6 at Murrayfield in November 2006. Romania Team v Scotland Backs: Dumitras, Fercu, Gal, … [Read more...]
Romania versus Scotland
Try scorer: Marius Tincu crossed for one of Romania's two tries in their 24-18 opening defeat by Italy Romania head coach Daniel Santamans has announced his team to play Scotland in the IRB Rugby World Cup Pool C match at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Romania Team V Scotland Backs: Iulian Dumitras, Catalin Fercu, Csaba Gal, Romeo Gontineac, Gabriel Brezoianu, Ionut … [Read more...]
Hadden rings the changes for Romania
Paterson will run out at number 11 against Romania as Scotland head coach Frank Hadden makes four changes in personnel for the World Cup group clash with Romania at Murrayfield on Tuesday. Along with Paterson's move, Gavin Kerr replaces the injured Allan Jacobsen at prop, whilst Ross Ford and Jim Hamilton are in for Scott Lawson and Scott Murray at hooker and lock respectively. … [Read more...]
Italy 24 Romania 18
Italy did not show their top nation standards as Romania tested them all the way in this pool C clash. Perhaps the second game in a week is taking it out of some sides. Certainly Romania looked fresh and up for it in this tight battle. Italy were 8-0 up at half time and looked like they would kick on to a big score. But yet again the minnows had not read the script and … [Read more...]
Truncon bench’s against Romania
The Italy coach Pierre Berbizier has made six changes following his team's 76-14 defeat to New Zealand on Saturday. The main changes come at fly and scrum half. Ramiro Pez and Paul Griffen replace Roland de Maringy and Alessandro Troncon, who move to the bench. There are six changes for their match with Romania at the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday. Gonzalo Canale starts in the … [Read more...]