Romania_women's_national_rugby_union_team
For the men's team, see Romania national rugby union team.
The Romania women's national rugby union team first played in 2007. Their widely recognized nickname is "The Acorns", as an offshoot of the men's team which are called "The Oaks".
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Union ...
Nickname(s) | Ghindele (The Acorns) | ||
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Union | Federaţia Română de Rugby | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 42 (as of 4 December 2023) | ||
First international | |||
Romania 65–0 Serbia (2007-04-11, FIRA) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Romania 65–0 Serbia | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Romania 3–32 Russia (2008-05-19, FIRA) |
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The history of the Romanian team currently boils down to two participations in 2007 and 2008 in the European Women's Trophy organized by FIRA. They won their first international test match in 2007, in Watermael-Boitsfort, against Serbia with a score of 65–0, which remains their greatest success today.
(Full internationals only)
More information Opponent, First game ...
Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
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Belgium | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
Finland | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Germany | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
Luxembourg | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Russia | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
Serbia | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Summary | 2007 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 44.44% |
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For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.
Full internationals
Won | Lost | Draw |
More information Test, Date ...
Test | Date | Opponent | PF | PA | Venue | Tournament |
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1 | 11 April 2007 | Serbia | 65 | 0 | Boisfort, Belgium | 2007 FIRA |
2 | 12 April 2007 | Luxembourg | 38 | 0 | Kituro (Brussels), Belgium | 2007 FIRA |
3 | 13 April 2007 | Belgium | 0 | 20 | Dendermonde, Belgium | 2007 FIRA |
4 | 15 April 2007 | Germany | 0 | 15 | Boisfort, Belgium | 2007 FIRA |
5 | 19 May 2008 | Finland | 13 | 5 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 2008 FIRA |
6 | 19 May 2008 | Russia | 3 | 32 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 2008 FIRA |
7 | 21 May 2008 | Belgium | 7 | 15 | Tilburg, Netherlands | 2008 FIRA |
8 | 21 May 2008 | Russia | 0 | 29 | Tilburg, Netherlands | 2008 FIRA |
9 | 23 May 2008 | Finland | 12 | 5 | Amsterdam | 2008 FIRA |
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- (in Romanian) Federaţia Română de Rugby - Official Site
- PlanetaOvala.ro - Romanian Rugby News
- www.rugby.ro (in Romanian, French, and English)
- Planet-Rugby news for Romania
- SOS kit aid