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Romania’s national rugby team took on Italy in a test match this past
\nSunday in Bucharest. Romanians were buoyant for the early start of the game. Romania’
\ns Florin Vlaicu even successfully scored from two penalty kicks. However, the Oak
\nLeaf Knights ran out of steam, physically, were overpowered, and the Italians emerged
\nin control of the game completely. The latter team eventually trounced Romania,
\n45 to 13. In the coming preparation stage, the Romanian national squad will travel to South America, with two test matches on schedule. Romania faces Uruguay in Montevideo, on July 10 and 17. <\/p>\n
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Romanian
\nheavyweight boxer Cristian Ciocan this past Saturday wasted the opportunity to
\nwin the WBO International and the WBC Silver belts. In the fourth round of the
\nmatch against British challenger Joe Joyce, Ciocan sustained a defeat by
\nknock-out. 34-year-old Ciocan is a German resident and competes as Christian
\nHammer. It was Cristian Ciocan’s 10th defeat as a pro. The Romanian-born boxer’s
\nrecord includes 27 wins, of which 17 through knockout. 36-year-old Joe Joyce succeeded
\nhis 14th win. The British boxer boasts a win-all record so far. <\/p>\n
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At the
\nEuropean Open in Cluj-Napoca this past weekend, Romanian judokas won 11 medals, of
\nwhich two gold, four silver and five bronze. Stepping onto the first step of
\nthe podium on Saturday was Florentina Ivanescu in the 63-kilogram category. Then
\non Sunday, in 100-kilogram category, Cuban-born judoka Asley Gonzalez also won gold. <\/p>\n
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The European
\nInternational Juniors’ Swimming Championships kick-off this coming Tuesday in
\nOtopeni, nearby Bucharest., with 1,600 swimmers of 42 countries participating. For Romania, 14
\nswimmers compete in the women’s version of the event, while 12 other prove
\ntheir mettle in the men’s version of the championships. Star swimmer David Popovici
\nwill be among the participants. We recall Popovici walked away with gold in the
\n100m and 200m freestyle events as part of the recently-held World Seniors’
\nChampionships in Budapest. <\/p>\n
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In news
\nfrom football, Romanian title holders CFR Cluj this coming Tuesday play their
\ndebut fixture as part of the Champions League’s first preliminary round, taking
\non Armenian champions Piunk Yerevan away from home. The return leg
\nis scheduled in Cluj-Napoca on July 13. Until then, CFR Cluj will be playing a domestic
\nopener against Sepsi Sfantu-Gheorghe, counting towards Romania’s Supercup. We
\nrecall Sepsi are this year’s winners of Romania’s Cup in football. <\/p>\n
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