Romania’s national fifteen has
\nended in the third place the 2023 edition of the continental competition Rugby
\nEurope Championship. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
In the bronze final held in Spain,
\nThe Oaks outperformed the host country 31 – 25. Marius Simionescu, Cristi
\nChirica, Gabriel Pop and Gabriel Rupanu scored four tries for the Romanian side
\nwhile Paul Popoaia and Vladut Popa have converted a couple of penalty tries. Georgia
\nwon the competition for the sixth time in a row after a 38-11 win against
\nPortugal. <\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
Last weekend saw the first round
\nof the qualifying play-offs for the quarterfinals of the women’s Champions
\nLeague. In Slovenia, local side Krim Ljubljana on Sunday outperformed Rapid
\nBucharest 29 – 24. The best player of the Romanian side was the French Orlane
\nKanor, who scored five times. Eliza Buceschi and Spanish Alicia Fernandez, also
\nmanaged good shows during the match each scoring four goals. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
That was Rapid’s first
\ninternational match with Danish coach Kim Rasmussen at the helm. We recall that
\nin 2016 Rasmussen coached CSM Bucharest into winning the Champions League
\ntrophy. The return game will be played next Sunday. If Rapid beat Krim, they
\nwill be playing the trophy holder Norwegian side Vipers Kristiansand, in the competition’s quarters. <\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
Let’s now have a look at the
\nlatest leg of the Romanian football championship.<\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
FSCB Bucharest versus Universitatea
\nCraiova ended in a one-all draw, while in Ovidiu, on the Romanian Black Sea
\ncoast, local side Farul secured a 2-1 win against Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe. In Cluj,
\nwestern Romania, CFR versus Rapid Bucharest ended in a two-all draw. Farul tops
\nthe table with 35 points followed by CFR with 33. <\/p>\n
\n
<\/p>\n
In other matches on Friday, FC
\nVoluntari ended in a one-all draw their match against Hermannstadt, while in
\nPloiesti, southern Romania, local side Petrolul secured a 1-0 win against UTA.
\nOn Saturday, FC Botosani also clinched a 1-0 win against Chindia Targoviste.<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/p>\n
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