2002 Romania rugby union tour of British Isles

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

4	0	0	4

Test match

3	0	0	3

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Ireland

1	0	0	1

Wales

1	0	0	1

Scotland

1	0	0	1

The 2002 Romania rugby union tour of British Isles was a series of matches played in September and November 2002 in Ireland, Scotland and Wales by the Romania national rugby union team. It was a tour in two phases with the first match in September against Ireland, and the remaining three matches in Wales and Scotland during November. After the Irish match Romania played two qualification matches for 2003 Rugby World Cup against Italy and Spain.

First test: Ireland

7 September 2002

Ireland	39–8	Romania
Try: Gleeson, Hayes, Henderson, O'Driscoll 1 scrum Con: O'Gara 3 Pen: O'Gara 2		Try: Maftei Pen: Tofan

Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Giulio de Santis

Ireland:15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.John Kelly, 13.Brian O'Driscoll, 12.Kevin Maggs, 11.Denis Hickie, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Anthony Foley (capt.), 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.John Hayes, 2.Shane Byrne, 1.Reggie Corrigan – replacements: 18.Leo Cullen, 19.Victor Costello, 20.Guy Easterby – No entry : 16.Paul Shields, 17.Paul Wallace
Romania:15.Gabriel Brezoianu, 14.Cristian Sauan, 13.Valentin Maftei, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Mihai Vioreanu, 10.Ionut Tofan, 9.Lucian Sirbu, 8.Alin Petrache , 7.Alex Manta, 6.George Chiriac, 5.Cristian Petre, 4.Marius Dragomir, 3.Marius Tincu , 2.Razvan Mavrodin, 1.Mihai Dumitru, – replacements: 16.Marius Picoiu, 17.Roland Vusec, 18.Petrisor Toderasc, 19.Dan Tudosa, 20.Augustin Petrechei – No entry:

Second Test : Wales

1 November 2002

Wales	40–3	Romania
Try: MA Jones, Quinnell G. Thomas, penalty try Con: Neil Jenkins 4 Pen: Neil Jenkins 4		Pen: Tofan

Wrexham
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joel Judge

Wales:15.Rhys Williams, 14.Mark Jones, 13.Tom Shanklin, 12.Sonny Parker, 11.Gareth Thomas, 10.Neil Jenkins, 9.Dwayne Peel, 8.Scott Quinnell, 7.Colin Charvis, 6.Michael Owen, 5.Steve Williams, 4.Robert Sidoli, 3.Martyn Madden, 2.Mefin Davies, 1.Gethin Jenkins – replacements: 16.Andrew Lewis, 17.Ben Evans, 18.Gareth Llewellyn, 19.Gavin Thomas – No entry : 20.Ryan Powell
Romania:15.Dan Dumbrava, 14.Vasile Ghioc, 13.Gabriel Brezoianu, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Marius Picoiu, 10.Ionut Tofan, 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Ovidiu Tonita, 7.Alin Petrache , 6.Florin Corodeanu, 5.Cristian Petre, 4.Sorin Socol, 3.Silviu Florea, 2.Razvan Mavrodin, 1.Petrisor Toderasc, – replacements: 16.Nicolae Dragos Dima, 17.Marian Constantin, 18.Marcel Socaciu, 19.George Chiriac – No entry: 20.Cristian Podea

Mid week game against "Scotland A"

5 November 2002

Scotland A	21–18	Romania A

Aberdeen

Third Test : Scotland

9 November 2002

Scotland	37–10	Romania
Try: Grimes, Leslie, Moffat, Paterson, Pountney Con: Laney 3 Pen: Laney 2		Try: Tofan Con: Tofan Pen: Tofan

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Andy Turner

Scotland:15.Stuart Moffat, 14.Nikki Walker, 13.Andy Craig, 12.Brendan Laney, 11.Chris Paterson, 10.Gordon Ross, 9.Bryan Redpath (cap), 8.Simon Taylor, 7.Budge Pountney, 6.Martin Leslie, 5.Stuart Grimes, 4.Scott Murray, 3.Bruce Douglas, 2.Gordon Bulloch, 1.Tom Smith – replacements: Steve Scott, Matthew Stewart, Nathan Hines, Jon Petrie – No entry : Graeme Beveridge
Romania:15.Gabriel Brezoianu, 14.Ion Teodorescu, 13.Valentin Maftei, 12.Romeo Gontineac (cap), 11.Vasile Ghioc, 10.Ionut Tofan, 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Alin Petrache, 7.George Chiriac, 6.Florin Corodeanu, 5.Cristian Petre, 4.Augustin Petrechei, 3.Nicolae Dragos Dima, 2.Marius Tincu, 1.Petru Balan, – replacements: Petrisor Toderasc, Marcel Socaciu, Stefan Dragnea, Costica Mersoiu – No entry: Cristian Podea

References

"Ireland (32) 39 – 8 (3) Romania (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
Edward Kennedy (9 September 2002). "O'Sullivan plays down Irish World Cup hopes". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
"Wales (12) 40 – 3 (0) Romania (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
Paul Rees (2 November 2002). "Wales need a Quinnell kickstart". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
"Scotland A overcome Romania". The Guardian. 5 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
"Scotland (20) 37 – 10 (3) Romania (FT)". ESPN Scrum. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
David Plummer (11 November 2002). "New Scots ready for bigger fish". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

Romania rugby union tours

Argentina (1973) New Zealand (1975} Wales (1979) Ireland (1980) Scotland (1981) England (1984-85) New Zealand (1991) Argentina (1998) British Isles (2002)

Rugby union tours of Ireland

New Zealand	1905 1924-25 1935-36 1953-54 1963-64 1972-73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008

Australia	1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1968 1975-76 1981-82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1965 1969-70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006

Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008

European teams	1980 1988-89 2002

Asia and Oceanian team	1985 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006

North American Teams	2004 2008

Others	1888-89 (NZ Natives) 1926-27 (NZ Maori)

Rugby union tours of Scotland

Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005

Australia	1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1968 1975-76 1981-82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013

New South Wales	1927-28

New Zealand	1888-89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935-36 1953-54 1963-64 1967 1972-73 1974 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1965 1969-70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008

Romania	1981 2002

Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002

Samoa	1995 2000 2005

Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001

Pacific Islanders	2006

Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004

United States	2000

Canada	2008

Rugby union tours of Wales

Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001

Australia	1908-09 1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1973 1975-76 1981-82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013

New Zealand	1905 1924-25 1935-36 1953-54 1963-64 1967 1972-73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008

NZ Maori	1888-89 (NZ Natives) 1926-27 1982

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1931-32 1951-52 1960-61 1969-70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008

Romania	1979 2002

Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005

Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000

Tonga	1997 2001

Pacific Islanders	2006

Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004

Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008

United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000

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