Radio Romania International Sports Club – Rugby
This week's edition is devoted to the latest news from the world of rugby.
Florin Orban, 16.01.2013, 14:03
The European inter-club competitions are in full swing. Only one team represents Romania in the AMLIN Challenge Cup, where the Bucharest Wolves are playing in Pool 4. One leg ahead of the competition’s final stage, the “ Wolves” are third-placed in the group, with 9 points on their record sheet. French side Agen are on the second position with 13 points, while Cammi Rugby Calvisano from Italy are fourth-placed with only 7 points.
Worth mentioning at this point is that the “Wolves” have succeeded to win two of the five games they have played so far. In October 2012 the Wolves thrashed Calvisano 42 to 27, while in December 2012 they managed a hard-fought 25- to 22 win, in a game where they had three successful tries.
This coming Saturday, in the last game of the group stage, the team from Bucharest will travel to the southern English city of Bath to take on the group’s powerful leader, which are a win-all team so far.
In their first 2013 game scheduled on February the 2nd, Romania’s national rugby team will take on the team of Portugal in Lisbon. Then on February the 9th Bucharest’s Triumphal Arch Stadium will host Romania’s game against Russia.
On February the 23rd in the Spanish city of Gijon, Romania’ national team will be taking on the team of Spain, while on March the 9th in Brussels the Romanians will go against Belgium. Romania’s last game in the European Cup of Nations will be the one against the team of Georgia, on March 16 in Bucharest.
The Romanian Rugby Federation’s website has announced that on June the 1st 2013 in Bucharest the Romanian national rugby team will play a training game against England Counties. Then between June the 7th and the 22nd, the Romanian national squad will play its games counting towards an international training tournament that the International Rugby Board will be organizing in Bucharest.
