RWC Week 5: Tonga v Romania

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România
1 Alexandru Savin (CSA Steaua), 2. Ovidiu Cojocaru (CS Dinamo) C, 3. Alexandru Gordaș (CS Dinamo), 4. Adrian Moțoc (Biarritz), Marius Iftimiciuc (US Carcassonne), 6.Vlad Neculau (SCM USV Timișoara), 7. Cristi Boboc (CSA Steaua), 8. Andre Gorin (RC Hyères Carqueiranne La Crau), 9. Florin Surugiu (CSA Steaua), 10. Alin Conache (SCM USV Timișoara), 11. Taliauli Sikuea (CSM Știința Baia Mare), 12. Tangimana Fonovai (CSA Steaua), 13. Manumua Tevita (SCM USV Timișoara), 14. Nicolas Onuțu (CS Annonay), 15. Marius Simionescu (SCM USV Timișoara)

Reserves: 16. Robert Irimescu (CSM Știința Baia Mare), 17. Iulian Hartig (RC Bassin d’Arcachon) , 18. Costel Burțilă (RC Hyères Carqueiranne La Crau), 19. Florian Roșu (CSM Știința Baia Mare), 20. Damian Strătilă (CSA Steaua), 21. Gabriel Rupanu (SCM USV Timișoara), 23. Mihai Graure (CS Dinamo)

frr  /  Oct 6, 2023

9 schimbări în Primul XV pentru meciul cu Tonga, 2 debutanți la Cupa Mondială pentru România, Ovidiu Cojocaru căpitanul echipei - Rugby Romania

Naționala de rugby a României va disputa duminică, 8 octombrie, ultimul meci la Cupa Mondială de Rugby din Franța. Stejarii vor întâlni Tonga, pe Stade Pierre-Mauroy de la Lille, de […]

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Have Tonga ever had remotely the same team as the previous game? Chopping and changing every game, it seems.

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Game on here going in to halftime

Tonga looked to be cruising away nicely with some deft touches and well taken tries (3 of them)

Then Romania hit back with two good tries - the second with a Tongan in the bin for a head contact tackle

Remains YC

Dumb play coming in from the side from Romania gifts Tonga a 10m lineout but the backs blow it

Tonga 21-17 Romania
Halftime

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Big crowd (a sell out ?) for a game between minnows. Great atmosphere.

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Tonga have tightened up and starting to pull away again

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Great riposte from Romania

Lovely skills

Tonga 28-22 Romania
57 mins

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Tonga home now

Relaxed skills, making it look easy

Tonga 40-24 Romania
67 mins

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And that’s it

Would have been nice for Romania to get 4 tries and a BP but not to be

Tonga cruised home

Tonga 45-24 Romania
Full time

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