Romania’s national rugby team in Lisbon on Saturday
\ntakes up the similar team of Portugal. The fixture counts towards the 2021
\nedition of the Rugby Union Championship’s second round. We recall that last
\nweek, in the competition’s first round, Romania sustained a 13 to 18 defeat by
\nRussia. On March 20, 2021, Romania faces Spain in Bucharest. The 2021 and 2022
\neditions of the Rugby Europe Championship also count towards qualifying to the
\n2023 edition of the World Cup, to be held in France. According to the
\ncompetition’s regulations the first two teams in descending order qualify
\nstraight to the final tournament with the 3rd-placed team goes into
\nrechapage. <\/p>\n
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This coming Sunday in Bucharest, Romania’s national
\nmen’s handball team faces Kossovo. A Group 8 match, the fixture counts towards
\nthe second round of the 2022 World Championship preliminaries. Romania’s
\nnational squad is in dire need of a win as this past Wednesday in Kossovo they
\nonly succeeded a draw, 23-all. Sweden is at the top of the table in Group 8,
\nwith 6 points, followed by Romania, with 3, Montenegro, with 2 and Kossovo, with
\n1 point. The first two teams in each group and the best four 3rd-placed
\nteams secure their ticket to the final tournament. <\/p>\n
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This coming weekend sees matches being played,
\ncounting towards League One’s 27th round. On Friday, Gaz Metan
\nMedia\u0219 faces Universitatea Craiova. On Saturday, Academica Clinceni plays a
\nhome match against FC Voluntari. In Medias, western Romania, FC Hermannstadt is
\npitted against Viitorul Constan\u021ba. In Arad, the local team UTA plays FCSB. In Buzau on Sunday, Chindia Targoviste takes
\non Astra Giurgiu and CFR Cluj plays a home match against Poli Ia\u0219i. On Monday, FC
\nBoto\u0219ani is pitted against Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe, while Dinamo Bucharest faces FC
\nArge\u0219. With a similar number of points, 57, FCSB and CFR Cluj are at the top of
\nthe table, while Universitatea Craiova is the runner-up team, with 5 points. <\/p>\n
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