| Union | Romanian Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Stejarii (The Oaks) | ||
| Emblem(s) | Oak Leaf | ||
| Coach(es) | Daniel Carpo | ||
| Captain(s) | Marius Chiriac | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | (13th place) (1997) | ||
The Romania national rugby sevens team has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series and in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, but not yet in the Summer Olympic Games. They are currently competing in the Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Series.
| Olympic Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/1 | - | - | - | - | |||
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993 | Group stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
 1997 | Plate Quarterfinals | 13st | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||
 2018 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
Zagreb
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
| Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinal | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 17 | +69 | 7 |
 Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 7 |
 Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 57 | –31 | 5 |
 Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 109 | –90 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
 Belgium | 26 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 13:59 | ||||||||||
 Croatia | 7 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 11:06 | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 17 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 17 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 18:15 | ||||||||||
 Ukraine | 7 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 26 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 10:22 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 31 | |||||||||
| Romania | 27 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 14:21 | ||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 14 | |||||||||
| Romania | 26 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 10:44 | ||||||||||
 Israel | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
 Denmark | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2018 – 17:14 | ||||||||||
| Israel | 10 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 22 | |||||||||
| Israel | 7 | |||||||||
Šiauliai
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
| Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinal | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 7 |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 24 | +69 | 7 |
 Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 55 | –2 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 74 | –69 | 4 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 9:00 | ||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 12:59 | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 34 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 10:06 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 14 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 14 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 15:52 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 17 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 9:22 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 35 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 13:21 | ||||||||||
| Latvia | 14 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 9:44 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 40 | Third place | ||||||||
| Israel | 10 | |||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 16:14 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 17 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 10 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 38 | |||||||||
| Legend |
|---|
| Promoted to the 2019 Grand Prix Series |
| Relegated to 2019 Rugby Europe Conference |
| Rank | Team | Zagreb | Šiauliai | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Romania | 20 | 20 | 40 |
 | Belgium | 16 | 18 | 34 |
 | Lithuania | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Denmark | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | Israel | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | Latvia | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Croatia | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Hungary | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Moscow
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
| Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 9 |
 Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 66 | –21 | 5 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 79 | –60 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 12:28 | ||||||
| Russia | 34 | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 16:05 | ||||||
 Poland | 17 | |||||
| Russia | 14 | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 12:50 | ||||||
 Georgia | 0 | |||||
| Romania | 19 | |||||
| Georgia | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 15:43 | ||||||
| Poland | 21 | |||||
| Romania | 19 | |||||
Łódź
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal | |
| Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 |
 Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 5 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 83 | –43 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 12:28 | ||||||
 England | 26 | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 16:40 | ||||||
| Poland | 17 | |||||
| England | 12 | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 12:50 | ||||||
| Russia | 21 | |||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||
| Romania | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 16:18 | ||||||
| Poland | 26 | |||||
| Romania | 12 | |||||
| Legend |
|---|
| Champions |
| Relegated to 2020 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy |
| Rank | Team | Moscow | Łódź | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Germany | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| France | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| Ireland | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Spain | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 5 | Italy | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 6 |  Wales | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | England | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Portugal | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Georgia | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The following 12 players were called up for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy Series on the 9th of July 2021. [3]
| Player | Date of birth (age) | Club/province |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Crețu | 4 May 2000 | Carcassonne Espoirs |
| Alexander Dinu | 19 November 2001 | Massy Espoirs |
| Andrei Homiuc | 9 October 1998 | Grivița București |
| Codrin Bercu | 27 January 1998 | Năvodari |
| Silviu Mircea | 2 April 2001 | Grivița București |
| Marius Chiriac (c) | 7 March 1998 | Dinamo București |
| Alexandru Tudose | 23 December 1998 | Dinamo București |
| Cristian Zamfir | 26 June 2000 | Ştiinţa Petroșani |
| David Jilăveanu | 2 April 2002 | Dinamo București |
| Ovidiu Neagu | 30 July 2001 | Bârlad |
| Lama Sioeli | 12 October 1995 | Steaua București |
| Julien Bartoli | 21 September 1999 | Hyères |
The current coaching staff of the Romanian national sevens team: [4]
| Name | Nationality | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Marius Raczek | ROU | Head coach |
| Alexandru Marin Jr. | ROU | Assistant coach |
| Dr. Ilie Vlad | ROU | Team doctor |
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