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Amlin Challenge Cup fans may recognise many of the squad that recorded the win with no less than 15 players from the match 22 coming through to the national ranks having played in European Club rugby over past two seasons for Bucharest Wolves (formerly Bucharest Oaks).
Like many recent games, including the Six Nations France v Ireland, the anticipated Nations Cup opener was also at risk of posponment due to adverse weather conditions and only went ahead after hundreds of volunteers worked to ensure the Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf venue was playable. The stadium was also home to the Bucharest Wolves in the pool stages of the 2011/12 Amlin Challenge Cup.
For the past thirteen seasons Romania have provided one of the invited developmental sides to the ERC organised Amlin Challenge Cup tournament which has seen Bucharest make significant progress from meeting tops sides from England, France and Italy on a regular basis.
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Bucharest picked up two wins against Italian opposition in this season's Amlin Challenge Cup with their best performance in Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf against English Premiership team Worcester where they lost late in the game 13 - 24. Many of Bucharest's players are also coming off the back of a long season, having been involved in RWC 2011 in New Zealand, where they narrowly lost to Scotland.
Next up for Romania this season in the European Nations Cup is Russia, away in Sochi on the 25th of February.
Romania:
15. Dumitras Iulian
14. Lemnaru Madalin*
13. Gal Csaba*
12. Dinis Cristian*
11. Catuna George*
10. Dumbrava Dan*
9. Calafeteanu Valentin*
1. Lazar Mihaita,
2. Tincu Marius (C),
3. Badalicescu Vlad*
4. Ursache Valentin,
5. Petre Cristian,
6. Macovei Mihai*
7. Lucaci Viorel*
8. Carpo Daniel*
Replacements:
16. Radoi Andrei*
17. Ursache Andrei*
18. Coste Alin
19. Gorcioaia Andrei,
20. Surugiu Florin*
21. Vlaicu Florin*
22. Gheara Constantin*
*Have featured for Bucharest Wolves (Oaks) in the past two seasons
