Romania women's national rugby union team

Romania

Nickname(s)	Ghindele (The Acorns)
Union	Federaţia Română de Rugby
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	42 (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

Test	Date	Opponent	PF	PA	Venue	Tournament
1	11 April 2007	Serbia	65	0	Boisfort, Belgium	2007 FIRA
2	12 April 2007	Luxembourg	38	0	Kituro (Brussels), Belgium	2007 FIRA
3	13 April 2007	Belgium	0	20	Dendermonde, Belgium	2007 FIRA
4	15 April 2007	Germany	0	15	Boisfort, Belgium	2007 FIRA
5	19 May 2008	Finland	13	5	Utrecht, Netherlands	2008 FIRA
6	19 May 2008	Russia	3	32	Utrecht, Netherlands	2008 FIRA
7	21 May 2008	Belgium	7	15	Tilburg, Netherlands	2008 FIRA
8	21 May 2008	Russia	0	29	Tilburg, Netherlands	2008 FIRA
9	23 May 2008	Finland	12	5	Amsterdam	2008 FIRA

External links

• (in Romanian) Federaţia Română de Rugby - Official Site
• PlanetaOvala.ro - Romanian Rugby News
• www.rugby.ro (in Romanian, French, and English)
• Planet-Rugby news for Romania
• SOS kit aid