Nickname(s) | Stejăreii (The Little Oaks) | ||
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Emblem | Oak leaf | ||
Union | Romanian Rugby Federation | ||
Head coach | Nicolae Mocanu | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Stade Français, (Santiago, Chile 15 April 2008) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 25 April 2009) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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 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.
Pool
3rd place play-off
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Final
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3rd place play-off
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7th place play-off
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 | ![]() | |
Adrian Mircea Radu | Hooker | ![]() | |
George-Cosmin Iftemi | Hooker | ![]() | |
Marko-Ștefan Buruiană | Prop | ![]() | |
Marian Bodorin | Prop | ![]() | |
Cristian – Josef Andrioaei | Prop | ![]() | |
Lukas Mitu | Prop | ![]() | |
Eduard Mocanu | Prop | ![]() | |
Răzvan Alexandru Olteanu | Prop | ![]() | |
Alexandru Cristian | Prop | ![]() | |
Yanis Horvat | Lock | ![]() | |
Nicolaie Ursu | Lock | ![]() | |
Andrei Ștefan Iulian Rusu | Lock | ![]() | |
Eduard Nicolae Cioroabă | Back Row | ![]() | |
Marius Nicolae Nazîru | Back Row | ![]() | |
Mihai-Daniel Chirica | Back Row | ![]() | |
Mihnea Călin Miru | Back Row | ![]() | |
Petronel Arariței | Back Row | ![]() | |
Andrei-Ionuț Schutz | Back Row | ![]() | |
Alexandru Sava | Scrum-half | ![]() | |
Robert Petrișor Ionașcu | Scrum-half | ![]() | |
Cristian-Andrei Nedelcu | Scrum-half | ![]() | |
Ionuț-Alexandru Sava | Fly-half | ![]() | |
Ioan Ștefan Cojocariu | Fly-half | ![]() | |
Fabian – Constantin Bunu | Fly-half | ![]() | |
Mihai-Paul Graure | Centre | ![]() | |
Ștefan – Michael Borș | Centre | ![]() | |
Iulian Melinte | Centre | ![]() | |
Alexandru-Ciprian Neagu | Centre | ![]() | |
Liviu Cristian Stoian | Centre | ![]() | |
Daniel – Andrei Neagu | Wing | ![]() | |
Iulian Petrișor Manole | Wing | ![]() | |
Răzvan Călin | Wing | ![]() | |
Vali Traian Nițu | Full-back | ![]() | |
Ștefan Nedelcu | Full-back | ![]() | |
Toni Sebastian Maftei | Full-back | ![]() |
The current coaching staff of the Romanian national team: [2]
Name | Nationality | Role |
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Ovidiu Cârcei | ![]() | Manager |
Nicolae Mocanu | ![]() | Head coach |
Dănuț Dumbrăva | ![]() | Assistant coach |
Dr. Vlad-Constantin Ilie | ![]() | Team doctor |
Marin Obretin | ![]() | Kinesiotherapist |
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