Romania women's national rugby sevens team

The Romania women national rugby sevens team has yet to compete in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and Summer Olympic Games. They are currently competing in the Rugby Europe Sevens Women's Championship Series.

Romania
UnionRomanian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Ghindele (The Acorns)
Emblem(s)An oak leaf
Coach(es)Neculai Tarcan
Captain(s)Emilia Vizitiu
Team kit
Change kit

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2016 Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/1 - - - -

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2009 Did not qualify
  2013 Did not qualify
  2018 Did not enter
Total 0 Titles 2/7 10 2 8 0

Recent Results

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2018 European Women`s Sevens Trophy[1]

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Dnipro

Pool C

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Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinals
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Romania 3 3 0 0 82 17 +65 9
  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 89 29 +60 7
  Latvia 3 0 1 2 31 81 –50 4
  Israel 3 0 1 2 19 94 –75 4
23 June 2018
10:28
Romania  17–7  Latvia
23 June 2018
10:50
Ukraine  34–0  Latvia
23 June 2018
13:13
Romania  41–0  Israel
23 June 2018
13:35
Ukraine  45–5  Latvia
23 June 2018
15:58
Latvia  19–19  Israel
23 June 2018
16:20
Ukraine  10–24  Romania

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 June 2018 – 9:00
 
 
  Sweden39
 
24 June 2018 – 12:59
 
  Norway0
 
  Sweden12
 
24 June 2018 – 10:06
 
  Ukraine17
 
   Switzerland0
 
24 June 2018 – 16:11
 
  Ukraine39
 
  Ukraine0
 
24 June 2018 – 9:22
 
  Netherlands33
 
  Netherlands57
 
24 June 2018 – 13:21
 
  Finland0
 
  Netherlands33
 
24 June 2018 – 9:44
 
  Romania0 Third place
 
  Romania31
 
24 June 2018 – 15:46
 
  Hungary15
 
  Sweden19
 
 
  Romania12
 

Szeged

Pool C

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Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinals
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Romania 3 3 0 0 48 20 +28 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 77 12 +65 7
  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 41 62 –21 5
  Austria 3 0 0 3 10 82 –72 3
7 July 2018
11:24
Sweden  27–0  Austria
7 July 2018
11:46
Romania  17–5  Czech Republic
7 July 2018
14:04
Sweden  40–0  Czech Republic
7 July 2018
14:26
Romania  19–5  Austria
7 July 2018
16:49
Sweden  10–12  Romania
7 July 2018
17:11
Czech Republic  36–5  Austria

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 July 2018 – 10:00
 
 
  Netherlands57
 
8 July 2018 – 13:59
 
  Hungary5
 
  Netherlands24
 
8 July 2018 – 11:06
 
  Sweden7
 
  Finland5
 
8 July 2018 – 17:11
 
  Sweden20
 
  Netherlands19
 
8 July 2018 – 10:22
 
  Ukraine12
 
  Ukraine31
 
8 July 2018 – 14:21
 
  Czech Republic5
 
  Ukraine50
 
8 July 2018 – 10:44
 
  Romania5 Third place
 
  Romania36
 
8 July 2018 – 16:49
 
  Norway0
 
  Sweden19
 
 
  Romania7
 

Standings

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Promoted to 2019 Grand Prix Series
Relegated to 2019 Rugby Europe Conference
Rank Team Dnipro Szeged Points
    Netherlands 20 20 40
    Ukraine 18 18 36
    Sweden 16 16 32
4   Romania 14 14 28
5   Hungary 12 10 22
6   Czech Republic 4 12 16
7   Finland 6 8 14
8   Norway 8 6 14
9    Switzerland 10 4 14
10   Israel 2 3 5
11   Austria 3 2 5
12   Latvia 1 1 2

2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy[2]

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Budapest

Pool C

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Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinals
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Sweden 3 3 0 0 101 10 +91 9
  Norway 3 2 0 1 31 51 –20 7
  Romania 3 1 0 2 56 41 +15 5
  Israel 3 0 0 3 5 91 –86 3
8 June 2019
11:44
Sweden  50–0  Israel
8 June 2019
12:06
Romania  17–19  Norway
8 June 2019
14:29
Sweden  29–0  Norway
8 June 2019
14:51
Romania  29–0  Israel
8 June 2019
17:14
Sweden  22–10  Romania
8 June 2019
17:36
Norway  12–5  Israel

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 June 2019 – 9:55
 
 
  Germany33
 
9 June 2019 – 13:57
 
  Turkey0
 
  Germany25
 
9 June 2019 – 11:06
 
  Finland5
 
  Finland17
 
9 June 2019 – 17:06
 
  Norway10
 
  Germany20
 
9 June 2019 – 10:22
 
  Romania7
 
  Portugal7
 
9 June 2019 – 14:19
 
  Romania14
 
  Romania12
 
9 June 2019 – 10:44
 
  Czech Republic7 Third place
 
  Sweden0
 
9 June 2019 – 16:44
 
  Czech Republic5
 
  Finland0
 
 
  Czech Republic25
 

Lisbon

Pool B

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Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinals
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Romania 3 3 0 0 63 17 +46 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 75 20 +55 7
  Turkey 3 1 0 2 20 80 –60 5
   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 17 58 –41 3
22 June 2019
11:44
Romania  19–0   Switzerland
22 June 2019
12:06
Sweden  39–0  Turkey
22 June 2019
14:29
Romania  29–5  Turkey
22 June 2019
14:51
Sweden  24–5   Switzerland
22 June 2019
17:14
Romania  15–12  Sweden
22 June 2019
17:36
Turkey  15–12   Switzerland

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 June 2019 – 10:00
 
 
  Germany22
 
23 June 2019 – 13:29
 
  Norway0
 
  Germany20
 
23 June 2019 – 11:06
 
  Finland12
 
  Sweden7
 
23 June 2019 – 18:18
 
  Finland14
 
  Germany5
 
23 June 2019 – 10:22
 
  Romania22
 
  Romania33
 
23 June 2019 – 13:51
 
  Georgia0
 
  Romania19
 
23 June 2019 – 10:44
 
  Czech Republic0 Third place
 
  Czech Republic7
 
23 June 2019 – 17:53
 
  Portugal0
 
  Finland14
 
 
  Czech Republic12
 

Standings

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Legend
Promoted to 2020 Grand Prix Series
and advances to 2019 Olympic qualifying tournament
Relegated to 2020 Rugby Europe Conference
Rank Team Budapest Lisbon Points
    Germany 20 18 38
    Romania 18 20 38
    Czech Republic 16 14 30
4   Finland 14 16 30
5   Sweden 12 10 22
6   Portugal 8 12 20
7   Norway 10 8 18
8   Georgia 3 6 9
9   Turkey 6 2 8
10   Hungary 4 4 8
11   Israel 1 3 4
12    Switzerland 2 1 3

2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament[3]

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Pool C

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Legend
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinals
Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 89 12 +77 9
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 103 19 +84 7
  Romania 3 1 0 2 34 88 -54 5
  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 12 119 -107 3
13 July 2019
11:44
Spain  35–7  Czech Republic
Central Stadium, Kazan
Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
13 July 2019
12:06
Ireland  48–0  Romania
Central Stadium, Kazan
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
13 July 2019
14:39
Spain  35–0  Romania
Central Stadium, Kazan
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
13 July 2019
14:51
Ireland  50–0  Czech Republic
Central Stadium, Kazan
Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
13 July 2019
17:14
Spain  19–5  Ireland
Central Stadium, Kazan
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
13 July 2019
17:36
Romania  34–5  Czech Republic
Central Stadium, Kazan
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 July – 10:00 – Central Stadium
 
 
  France55
 
14 July – 13:59 – Central Stadium
 
  Romania0
 
  France12
 
14 July – 11:06 – Central Stadium
 
  England14
 
  England17
 
14 July – 17:11 – Central Stadium
 
  Ireland7
 
  England19
 
14 July – 10:22 – Central Stadium
 
  Russia0
 
  Russia44
 
14 July – 14:21 – Central Stadium
 
  Italy0
 
  Russia12
 
14 July – 10:44 – Central Stadium
 
  Spain5 Third place
 
  Spain17
 
14 July – 16:46 – Central Stadium
 
  Poland14
 
  France17
 
 
  Spain5
 

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 July – 13:15 – Central Stadium
 
 
  Romania0
 
14 July – 16:24 – Central Stadium
 
  Ireland48
 
  Ireland33
 
14 July – 13:37 – Central Stadium
 
  Poland5
 
  Italy5
 
 
  Poland12
 
Seventh place
 
 
14 July – 16:02 – Central Stadium
 
 
  Romania14
 
 
  Italy29

Players

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Current squad

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The following 12 players were called up for the 2021 Rugby Europe Women Sevens Championship Series on the 21st of June 2021.[4]

Player Club/province
Loredana Juncanariu   Politehnica Iași
Ana-Maria Călin   Politehnica Iași
Georgiana Gabor   Politehnica Iași
Georgiana Vizitiu   Agronomia București
Emilia Vizitiu (c)   Agronomia București
Ana-Maria Sandu   Politehnica Iași
Maria Atomi   Politehnica Iași
Simona Roșca   Politehnica Iași
Bianca Alexandra Preda   Agronomia București
Carmen Ioana Cîrgea   Universitatea Cluj
Marilena Leca Unattached
Ștefania Ghebu   Universitatea Cluj

Coaches

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Current coaching staff

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The current coaching staff of the Romanian women national sevens team:[5]

Name Nationality Role
Neculai Tarcan   ROU Head coach
Alexandru Marin Jr.   ROU Assistant coach
Adina Dreve   ROU Strength & Conditioning coach
Dr. Ilie Vlad   ROU Team doctor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Women's Sevens Trophy". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ "2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Romania Rugby Women Sevens` Coaching Staff". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Romania Rugby Women Sevens` Coaching Staff". rugbyromania.ro. Romania Rugby. 21 June 2021.