Romania national rugby union team
Player Position Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club/province
Tudor Butnariu Hooker ( 1994-03-12 ) 12 March 1994 ( age 25 ) 0 Steaua București
Eugen Căpățână Hooker ( 1986-06-18 ) 18 June 1986 ( age 33 ) 46 Timișoara Saracens
Ovidiu Cojocaru Hooker ( 1996-11-19 ) 19 November 1996 ( age 23 ) 10 CSM Baia Mare
Ionel Badiu Prop ( 1989-07-29 ) 29 July 1989 ( age 30 ) 22 CSM Valence Romans
Costel Burtilă Prop ( 1991-07-14 ) 14 July 1991 ( age 28 ) 1 RC Hyères-Carqueiranne-La Crau
Iulian Hartig Prop ( 1998-10-11 ) 11 October 1998 ( age 21 ) 4 CSM Baia Mare
Constantin Pristăviță Prop ( 1993-05-23 ) 23 May 1993 ( age 26 ) 43 CSM Baia Mare
Alexandru Țăruș Prop ( 1989-05-09 ) 9 May 1989 ( age 30 ) 35 Zebre
Dorin Lazăr Lock ( 1990-01-23 ) 23 January 1990 ( age 30 ) 22 Timișoara Saracens
Adrian Moțoc Lock ( 1996-07-11 ) 11 July 1996 ( age 23 ) 8 SU Agen
Ionuț Mureșan Lock ( 1994-10-06 ) 6 October 1994 ( age 25 ) 9 Timișoara Saracens
Johannes van Heerden Lock ( 1986-12-09 ) 9 December 1986 ( age 33 ) 42 Dinamo București
Cristi Chirică Back row ( 1997-04-09 ) 9 April 1997 ( age 22 ) 12 CSM Baia Mare
Adrian Ion Back row ( 1986-08-09 ) 9 August 1986 ( age 33 ) 14 Tomitanii Constanța
Mihai Macovei ( c ) Back row ( 1986-10-29 ) 29 October 1986 ( age 33 ) 86 US Colomiers
Dragoș Ser Back row ( 1999-03-04 ) 4 March 1999 ( age 20 ) 2 Steaua București
Kamil Sobota Back row ( 1992-01-31 ) 31 January 1992 ( age 28 ) 1 Tomitanii Constanța
Tudorel Bratu Scrum-half ( 1991-04-23 ) 23 April 1991 ( age 28 ) 10 Dinamo București
Gabriel Rupanu Scrum-half ( 1997-09-28 ) 28 September 1997 ( age 22 ) 1 Timișoara Saracens
Florin Surugiu Scrum-half ( 1984-12-10 ) 10 December 1984 ( age 35 ) 82 Steaua București
The Romania national rugby union team (Romanian: Echipa națională de rugby a României), nicknamed The Oaks (Stejarii), is long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations. They have participated in all but one Rugby World Cup and currently compete in the first division of the European Nations Cup, which they won most recently in 2017. Rugby union in Romania is administered by the Romanian Rugby Federation. The team plays in yellow and blue strips. France first played rugby against Romania in 1924 when they tried to establish a rival to the Five Nations championship. Although not regarded as a first-tier team in more recent times, their history includes an away draw against Ireland, and wins against four (France, Italy, Scotland, Wales) of the other Six Nations Championship teams. Romania have played in every Rugby World Cup through 2015, but were disqualified from the 2019 Rugby World Cup after fielding ineligible players during the qualification process.