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Romania’s national rugby team take on South Africa this
\ncoming Sunday, in its second official Group B match as part of the World Rugby
\nCup in France. In their debut game against Ireland, the Romanians were severely
\nbeaten, 8-82. Defending world champions, the world’s number 2 team, South
\nAfrica are the favorites to winning the trophy. Our line-up against South
\nAfrica will be the best we can muster Romania’s head-coach Eugen Apjok has stated. As compared to the match
\nagainst Scotland, the South African head-coach has announced he operated no
\nless than 14 changes in his line-up, for the match against Romania. According
\nto Group B tables, the strongest of the championship’s four groups, Ireland are
\nat the top, with 5 points, followed by South Africa,
\nwith 4, Tonga, Scotland and Romania with zero points. In another Group B
\nconfrontation, Ireland play Tonga this coming Saturday. <\/p>\n
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In women’s handball on Saturday, in
\na Group B match counting towards the Champions League, Rapid Bucharest play a home
\ngame against Polish opponents Zaglebie Lubin. On Friday, Rapid’s management
\nreplaced the head-coach, Danish Kim Rasmussen with the Spaniard David Ginesta
\nMontes. After the first round last week, Rapid are 5th-place, with
\nzero points, while Zaglebie are 8th placed also with no points on
\ntheir record sheet, In Group A on Sunday, CSM Bucharest play German opponents Bietigheim, away. After the first round, CSM and Bietigheim are the group’s first and runner-up
\nteam, respectively.<\/p>\n
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Matches
\ncounting towards the Romanian Football Super league will be resumed at the
\nweekend. On Friday, UTA Arad play Universitatea Cluj, while Dinamo Bucharest
\ntake on FCU Craiova. On Saturday, CSU Craiova face Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe. On
\nSunday, FC Hermannstadt are pitted against FC Voluntari, O\u021belul Gala\u021bi face Rapid
\nBucharest, while Farul Constan\u021ba take on FCSB. On Monday, Politehnica Ia\u0219i play
\nFC Boto\u0219ani, while CFR Cluj face Petrolul Ploie\u0219ti. FCSB are at the top of the
\ntable, with 18 points, followed by CFR Cluj with 16, Rapid and CSU Craiova, with 14 points each. <\/p>\n
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