Romania
Nickname(s)Ghindele (The Acorns)
UnionFederaţia Română de Rugby
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current42 (as of 4 December 2023)
First international
Romania  65–0  Serbia
(2007-04-11, FIRA)
Biggest win
Romania  65–0  Serbia
Biggest defeat
Romania  3–32  Russia
(2008-05-19, FIRA)

The Romania women's national rugby union team first played in 2007. Their widely recognized nickname is "The Acorns", as an offshoot of the men's team which are called "The Oaks".

History

The history of the Romanian team currently boils down to two participations in 2007 and 2008 in the European Women's Trophy organized by FIRA. They won their first international test match in 2007, in Watermael-Boitsfort, against Serbia with a score of 65–0, which remains their greatest success today.

Results summary

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Romania internationals 2007-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Belgium 2007 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Finland 2008 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Germany 2007 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Luxembourg 2007 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Russia 2008 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Serbia 2007 1 1 0 0 100.00%
Summary 2007 9 4 0 5 44.44%

Results

Full internationals

Won Lost Draw
TestDateOpponentPFPAVenueTournament
111 April 2007 Serbia650Boisfort, Belgium2007 FIRA
212 April 2007 Luxembourg380Kituro (Brussels), Belgium2007 FIRA
313 April 2007 Belgium020Dendermonde, Belgium2007 FIRA
415 April 2007 Germany015Boisfort, Belgium2007 FIRA
519 May 2008 Finland135Utrecht, Netherlands2008 FIRA
619 May 2008 Russia332Utrecht, Netherlands2008 FIRA
721 May 2008 Belgium715Tilburg, Netherlands2008 FIRA
821 May 2008 Russia029Tilburg, Netherlands2008 FIRA
923 May 2008 Finland125Amsterdam2008 FIRA
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