Rugby union in Romania

Rugby union in Romania
Rugby union in Romania
	Romania versus Ireland at Lansdowne Road Stadium, Dublin in 2005.
Country	Romania
Governing body	Federația Română de Rugby
National team(s)	Romania
Nickname(s)	Stejarii (The Oaks)
First played	ca. 1900
Registered players	9,810
Clubs	113
National competitions
	Rugby World Cup; Rugby Europe International Championships; Rugby World Cup Sevens
Club competitions
	CEC Bank SuperLiga; Cupa României; Heineken Cup; Continental Club Rugby League
Audience records
Single match	ca. 95.000 (19.05.1957) Romania vs. France (15-16)
Season	CEC Bank SuperLiga

Rugby union is a moderately popular team sport played in Romania with a tradition of more than 100 years. In past eras, the game had been more popular and Romanian national teams had been relatively highly ranked in world rugby, but their standing declined since the dawn of professionalism and the end of communism. The Romanian men's national team are currently 20th in the World Rugby Rankings as of 19 March 2023.^[3]

^ https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/worldrugby/document/2017/03/09/766b1947-4543-4bc5-9240-8d139046b653/2016-PARTICIPATION-MAP-FINAL.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Record mondial de spectatori pe "23 August"". adevarul.ro. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby".

[1] ttps://pulse-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/worldrugby/document/2017/03/09/766b1947-4543-4bc5-9240-8d139046b653/2016-PARTICIPATION-MAP-FINAL.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[2] "Record mondial de spectatori pe "23 August"". adevarul.ro. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

[3] "Men's Rankings | World Rugby".

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