2002 Romania rugby union tour of British Isles

March 2014 April 2026 Romania 2002 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 IRE 1 0 0 1 WAL 1 0 0 1 SCO 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 IRE 39–8 ROU GleesonHayesHendersonO'DriscollPenalty try O'Gara (3) O'Gara (2) Maftei Tofan Thomond Park, Limerick 8,000 Giulio de Santis (Italy) 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 (c), 7. Keith Gleeson, 6. Simon Easterby, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 4. Gary Longwell, 3. John Hayes, 2. Shane Byrne, 1. Reggie Corrigan – Replacements: 17. Paul Wallace, 18. Leo Cullen, 19. Victor Costello, 20. Guy Easterby, 21. David Humphreys, 22. Rob Henderson – Unused: 16. Paul Shields Romania: 15. Gabriel Brezoianu, 14. Cristian Săuan, 13. Valentin Maftei, 12. Romeo Gontineac (c), 11. Mihai Vioreanu, 10. Ionuț Tofan, 9. Lucian Sîrbu, 8. Alin Petrache , 7. Alex Manta, 6. George Chiriac, 5. Cristian Petre, 4. Marius Dragomir, 3. Marius Țincu , 2. Răzvan Mavrodin, 1. Mihai Dumitru – Replacements: 16. Marius Picoiu, 17. Roland Vusec, 18. Petrișor Toderașc, 19. Dan Tudosa, 20. Augustin Petrechei, 21. Cristian Podea Second Test: Wales 1 November 2002 WAL 40–3 ROU M. JonesQuinnellG. ThomasPenalty try N. Jenkins (4) N. Jenkins (4) Tofan Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 9,448 Joël Jutge (France) 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 (c), 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, 21. Stephen Jones, 22. Craig Morgan – Unused: 20. Ryan Powell Romania: 15. Dănuț Dumbravă, 14. Vasile Ghioc, 13. Gabriel Brezoianu, 12. Romeo Gontineac (c), 11. Marius Picoiu, 10. Ionuț Tofan, 9. Petre Mitu, 8. Ovidiu Tonița, 7. Alin Petrache , 6. Florin Corodeanu, 5. Cristian Petre, 4. Sorin Socol, 3. Silviu Florea, 2. Răzvan Mavrodin, 1. Petrișor Toderașc – Replacements: 16. Nicolae Dragoș Dima, 17. Marian Constantin, 18. Marcel Socaciu, 19. George Chiriac, 21. Remus Lungu, 22. Marius Coltuneac – Unused: 20. Cristian Podea Mid week game against "Scotland A" 5 November 2002 SCO 21–18 ROU Aberdeen Third Test: Scotland 9 November 2002 SCO 37–10 ROU GrimesLeslieMoffatPatersonPountney Laney (3) Laney (2) Tofan Tofan Tofan Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 34,413 Andy Turner (South Africa) Scotland: 15. Stuart Moffat, 14. Nikki Walker, 13. Andy Craig, 12. Brendan Laney, 11. Chris Paterson, 10. Gordon Ross, 9. Bryan Redpath (c), 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: 16. Steve Scott, 17. Mattie Stewart, 18. Nathan Hines, 19. Jon Petrie, 21. Gregor Townsend, 22. Ben Hinshelwood – Unused: 20. Graeme Beveridge Romania: 15. Gabriel Brezoianu, 14. Ion Teodorescu, 13. Valentin Maftei, 12. Romeo Gontineac (c), 11. Vasile Ghioc, 10. Ionuț Tofan, 9. Petre Mitu, 8. Alin Petrache, 7. George Chiriac, 6. Florin Corodeanu, 5. Cristian Petre, 4. Augustin Petrechei, 3. Nicolae Dragoș Dima, 2. Marius Țincu, 1. Petru Bălan – Replacements: 16. Petrișor Toderașc, 17. Marcel Socaciu, 18. Stefan Dragnea, 19. Costica Mersoiu, 22. Lucian Sîrbu – Unused: 20. Cristian Podea, 21. Marius Coltuneac References http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24270.html Ireland (32) 39 – 8 (3) Romania (FT) 7 September 2002 ESPNscrum 22 May 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/sep/09/rugbyunion.romaniarugbyunionteam O'Sullivan plays down Irish World Cup hopes Edward Kennedy 9 September 2002 The Guardian 22 May 2013 http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24311.html Wales (12) 40 – 3 (0) Romania (FT) 1 November 2002 ESPNscrum 22 May 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/nov/02/rugbyunion.romaniarugbyunionteam Wales need a Quinnell kickstart Paul Rees 2 November 2002 The Guardian 22 May 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2406489.stm Scotland A overcome Romania The Guardian 5 November 2002 15 May 2013 http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/24320.html Scotland (20) 37 – 10 (3) Romania (FT) 11 November 2002 ESPNscrum 22 May 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/nov/11/rugbyunion New Scots ready for bigger fish David Plummer 11 November 2002 The Guardian 22 May 2013 Category:2002 rugby union tours tour 2002 Category:2002–03 in British rugby union Category:2002–03 in Irish rugby union Category:2002–03 in Welsh rugby union Category:2002–03 in Scottish rugby union Category:Rugby union tours of Ireland Category:Rugby union tours of Scotland Category:Rugby union tours of Wales 2002 2002