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 U20 Trophy but have not yet participate in the World Rugby U20 Championship. They participated in the first three Junior World Trophies, winning it in 2009, and in 2018 they hosted of the World Rugby U20 Trophy for the first time.
| Nickname(s) | Stejăreii (The Little Oaks) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Oak leaf | ||
| Union | Romanian Rugby Federation | ||
| Head coach | Nicolae Mocanu | ||
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| 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) | |||
Results in the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy edit
2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy edit
Pool
3rd place play-off
2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy edit
Pool
Papua New Guinea 17–50 Romania 
South Korea 14–65 Romania - Romania 26–20 Chile
Final
United States 13–25 Romania
2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy edit
Pool
3rd place play-off
2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy edit
Pool
7th place play-off
Players edit
Current squad edit
On 12 October 2023, the following 36 players were called up for the 2023 Rugby Europe Under 20s Championship.[1]
Head coach: Nicolae Mocanu
| Player | Position | Age | Club |
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| Petre Alexandru Popa | Hooker | Tomitanii Constanța
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| Adrian Mircea Radu | Hooker | CS Rapid
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| George-Cosmin Iftemi | Hooker | CS Rapid
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| Marko-Ștefan Buruiană | Prop |  Castres Olympique
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| Marian Bodorin | Prop | Tomitanii Constanța
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| Cristian – Josef Andrioaei | Prop | CSU ELBI Cluj
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| Lukas Mitu | Prop | Castres Olympique
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| Eduard Mocanu | Prop | Complutense Cisneros
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| Răzvan Alexandru Olteanu | Prop | CS Rapid
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| Alexandru Cristian | Prop | CS Rapid
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| Yanis Horvat | Lock | Albi
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| Nicolaie Ursu | Lock | Tomitanii Constanța
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| Andrei Ștefan Iulian Rusu | Lock | Steaua București
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| Eduard Nicolae Cioroabă | Back Row | Dinamo București
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| Marius Nicolae Nazîru | Back Row | Constanța
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| Mihai-Daniel Chirica | Back Row | Constanța
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| Mihnea Călin Miru | Back Row | CS Rapid
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| Petronel Arariței | Back Row | CS Politehnica Iași
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| Andrei-Ionuț Schutz | Back Row | Baia Mare
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| Alexandru Sava | Scrum-half | Constanța
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| Robert Petrișor Ionașcu | Scrum-half | Dinamo București
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| Cristian-Andrei Nedelcu | Scrum-half | Steaua București
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| Ionuț-Alexandru Sava | Fly-half | Constanța
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| Ioan Ștefan Cojocariu | Fly-half | Dinamo București
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| Fabian – Constantin Bunu | Fly-half | CSU ELBI Cluj
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| Mihai-Paul Graure | Centre | Dinamo București
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| Ștefan – Michael Borș | Centre |  Dublin City University
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| Iulian Melinte | Centre | CS Rapid
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| Alexandru-Ciprian Neagu | Centre | Constanța
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| Liviu Cristian Stoian | Centre | Constanța
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| Daniel – Andrei Neagu | Wing | CS Rapid
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| Iulian Petrișor Manole | Wing | Constanța
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| Răzvan Călin | Wing | Constanța
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| Vali Traian Nițu | Full-back | Dinamo București
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| Ștefan Nedelcu | Full-back | CS Rapid
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| Toni Sebastian Maftei | Full-back | Aurillac
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Coaches edit
Current coaching staff edit
The current coaching staff of the Romanian national team:[2]
| Name | Nationality | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ovidiu Cârcei | ROU |
Manager |
| Nicolae Mocanu | ROU |
Head coach |
| Dănuț Dumbrăva | ROU |
Assistant coach |
| Dr. Vlad-Constantin Ilie | ROU |
Team doctor |
| Marin Obretin | ROU |
Kinesiotherapist |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 36 de jucători selectați pentru România U20 în vederea participării la Campionatul European U20
- ^ "Romania Rugby Under 20s` Coaching Staff". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 20 October 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (in Romanian)