Romania women's national rugby sevens team

This article is about the women's 7-a-side rugby union team. For the men's team, see Romania national rugby sevens team.
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

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.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

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

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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

Recent Results

2018 European Women`s Sevens Trophy[1]

Main article: 2018 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy

Dnipro

Pool C

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

Cup

 
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

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

Cup

 
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

Legend
Promoted to 2019 Grand Prix Series
Relegated to 2019 Rugby Europe Conference
Rank Team Dnipro Szeged Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 20 20 40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ukraine 18 18 36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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]

Main article: 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy

Budapest

Pool C

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

Cup

 
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

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

Cup

 
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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany 20 18 38
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Romania 18 20 38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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]

Main article: 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Pool C

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

Cup

 
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

 
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

Current squad

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

Coaches

Current coaching staff

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

References

  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.