Women’s Maple Leafs Warm Up At the CC7s

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Canada’s Women’s Maple Leafs fell short of defending their Kinesio Cup title this weekend at the Central Coast Sevens in Australia, but ticked the important box of giving game time to some young and developing players in the Canadian sevens program. Women’s Maple Leafs Warm Up At the CC7s Day 1 saw the Maple Leafs post convincing […] READ MORE


Canadian Women Get Ready for Central Coast Sevens

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The start of another long and challenging World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series is now only a few weeks away, and Canada are moving their preparations out of the training grounds and onto the pitch. Earlier this week, the team arrived in Australia where they will compete in the Central Coast Sevens on Oct 24-25. An annual invitational tournament, […] READ MORE


Romania Command Attention After RWC 2015

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With only one win from four matches, it would be easy to say that Romania had an unsuccessful campaign at Rugby World Cup 2015. For the Oaks, however, tt was mission accomplished in at least one important way. Romania Command Attention After RWC 2015 “We came. . . to prove to everybody in the world […] READ MORE


Romania Lose to Ireland, Get a Big Win Anyway

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There may have been one saving grace on the pitch for Romania in their Rugby World Cup action on Sunday, but it came without fans in the seats or opponents on the field. That’s because Romanian scrum-half Florin Surugiu, with his teammates behind him, proposed to his girlfriend Alexandria during the post-game at Wembley Stadium. […] READ MORE


Romania vs France: An Opportunity For Another Upset?

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Part of the package in modern global sporting events is the slew of feel-good corporate speak aimed at pumping up fan interest. The Rugby Wold Cup is no different. Indeed, one of the selling features of this edition, which was trotted out repetitively throughout the built up, was that this would be the most competitive ever, thanks to the […] READ MORE


Romania Take On Tonga in Final RWC Warm-Up

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Romania Take On Tonga in Final RWC Warm-Up After a largely successful 2015 for Romania which saw them compile a 6-3 record across the Six Nations B and IRB Nations Cup, the Oaks will put the finishing touches on their Rugby World Cup warm-up campaign in a test match against Tonga. Since the match is well-positioned to be […] READ MORE


Romania Announce Final Rugby World Cup Squad

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‘Tis the season for squad announcements, and the Romanian Rugby Federation (FRR) joined the party yesterday, announcing their final 31-man squad. Among the familiar faces is linchpin backrower Mihai Macovei, who will again be the Oaks’ captain, a role he has held for 24 matches in a bruising international career. Romania Announce Final Rugby World Cup Squad […] READ MORE


Romania’s Oaks Undermined by Domestic Rugby Troubles

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Formidable as Romania’s opponents will be at the Rugby World Cup this September, Romanian rugby has already spent years facing down its toughest adversaries: the financial limits and internal conflicts plaguing the very clubs that should be the lifeblood of the national team. With about 7,000 registered players, a half-dozen professional men’s teams making up […] READ MORE