1981 Romania rugby union tour of Scotland

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1981 Romania rugby union tour of Scotland
ManagerViorel Morariu
Tour captain(s)Mircea Paraschiv
Top point scorer(s)Ion Constantin (26)
Summary
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Total
3201
Test match
1001
Opponent
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Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
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The 1981 Romania rugby union tour of Scotland was a series of three matches played by the Romania national rugby union team in Scotland in September 1981. Romania won two of their three matches but lost the international match against the Scotland national rugby union team. [1] Scotland awarded full international caps to its players for the match, becoming the first British country to do so for a match against Romania. [2]

Contents

Touring party

Backs

Forwards

Results Summary

Scores and results list Romania's points tally first.
Opposing TeamResultForAgainstDateVenue
Edinburgh Won181319 September Myreside, Edinburgh
South of Scotland Won181022 September The Greenyards, Melrose
SCOTLAND Lost61226 September Murrayfield, Edinburgh


Matches

19 Sep 1981
Edinburgh 13-18 Romanians
Try: G. Watson
Hay
Con: Irvine
Pen: Irvine		Try: Munteanu
Bors
Con: I. Constantin (2)
Pen: I. Constantin (2)
Myreside
Referee: R. Hourquet (France)

Edinburgh: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), I. Tukalo (Royal High), A. E. Kennedy (Watsonians), D. I. Johnston (Watsonians), B. H. Hay (Boroughmuir), K. D. M. Wilson (Boroughmuir), A. J. M. Lawson (Heriot's F. P.); W. S. Watson (Boroughmuir), D. Robertson (Heriot's F. P.), D. G. Armstrong (Leith Academicals), G. M. Watson (Boroughmuir), J. H. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), P. A. Black (Boroughmuir), N. A. Rowan (Boroughmuir).Romanians: G. Florea, S. Fuicu, A. Lungu, I. Constantin, M. Aldea, D. Alexandru, M. Paraschiv (c); P. Bors, E. Stoica, G. Caragea, G. Dumitru, A. Radalescu, O. Corneliu, M. Munteanu, I. Bucan (C. Dinu, 78 mins).


22 Sep 1981
South of Scotland 10-18 Romanians
Try: Baird
Pen: Brown (2)		Try: Podarescu
Stoica
Con: I. Constantin (2)
Pen: I. Constantin
Drop: I. Constantin
The Greenyards, Melrose
Referee: F. Howard (England)

South of Scotland: A. R. Brown (Gala), V. T. .S. Chlebowski (Gala), K. T. Murray (Hawick), A. G. Cranston (Hawick) (c), G. R. T. Baird (Kelso), A. M. B. Ker (Kelso), I. G. Hunter (Selkirk); A. J. Campbell (Hawick), R. A> Lindores (Jedforest), T. J. Smith (Gala), K. R. Macaulay (Gala), G. Dickson (Gala), R. F. Cunningham (Gala), G. J. Callander (Kelso), B. Hislop (Langholm).Romanians: G. Florea, A. Lungu, G. Varzaru, I. Constantin, M. Aldea, S. Podarescu, E. Suciu; S Constantin, E. Stoica, G. Caragea, G. Dumitru (c), P. Bors, C. Scarlat, E. Grigore, C. Dinu.


26 Sep 1981
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12-6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Pen: Irvine (4)Pen: I. Constantin (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: M. D. M. Rea (Ireland)

Scotland: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), S. Munro (West of Scotland), J. M. Renwick (Hawick), D. I. Johnston (Watsonians), K. W. Robertson (Melrose), R. Wilson (London Scottish), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest); I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), W. Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), D. G. Leslie (Gala), J. H. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), C. T. Deans (Hawick), J. Aitken (Gala).Romania: G. Florea, S. Fuicu, A. Lungu, I. Constantin, M. Aldea, D. Alexandru, M. Paraschiv (c); P. Bors, E. Stoica, G. Caragea, G. Dumitru, A. Radalescu, O. Corneliu, M. Munteanu, I. Bucan.

By scoring all of Scotland's points, Andy Irvine set a new record of 217 points in internationals for one country, surpassing Don Clarke's previous record of 207.

References

  1. ↑ Rothmans, p66
  2. ↑ Rothmans, p65

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