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I don't think they are really violent, more like dirty. They try to start those fights as a planned tactic, in order to make the opposition lose focus or to get some of their key players binned. As Howells described them a few years ago, Belgium doesn't play rugby, their goal is to stop you...

It was a late shoulder tackle that resulted in a very serious injury for Calafeteanu, who spent some weeks in the hospital (even had some internal damage). I also hope Surugiu will appeal and his suspension will be reduced to allow him to tour. The decision was taken by a FRR disciplinary board...

Big blow for the Oaks after Florin Surugiu was suspended for 5 matches and will miss not only Steaua's remaning Superliga games but also the Japan and Canada tests. This was for a late tackle on Calafeteanu that resulted in a serious injury for the CSM player, who will also be out for several...

This is a great move for Timisoara. I don't think Chester is such a great coach but he is very respected and it's not like they could find anyone better on short notice in the middle of the season. As far as I know, Chester Williams has always hoped to coach the Oaks. Maybe he thinks this is...

Here are the teams for tomorrow: Timisoara Saracens 1. Eddie Aholelei 2. Eugen Capatana 3. Horatiu Pungea 4. Valentin Poparlan (c) 5. Marian Drenceanu 6. James Doyle 7. Vasile Rus 8. Michael Stewart 9. Henry Seniloli 10. Jack Umaga 11. Tevita Manumua 12. Florin Popa 13. Brian Sefanaia 14...

Day 11 of the Superliga, all of the matches were balanced: U Cluj - Poli Iasi 23-24 Steaua - Timisoara Saracens 9-8 CSM Bucharest - Baia Mare 19-27

I guess someone noticed his great scrum effort against Georgia. Happy for Tarus, he's a hard working guy.

The third match will be played by Romania A, even if it won't actually be designated as such. He says that a group of players will stay in the country to prepare for that match. In other news, Timisoara lost important players after the Krasny Yar match. Rose is out for at least 3 months with a...

I don't think Steaua's pack is that weak. Dinamo is an old-school club that focuses on a big scrum and solid forwards that can trouble any team in the league. Their young loosehead Bogdan Neacsu is a real talent, they won't be able to keep him for long. Dinamo hooker Mihai Adascalitei could have...

I think most of us don't care about junior results any more, we always underperform. The FRR doesn't even name a full-time coach for these teams, it's always about "jobs for the boys". I actually think this is a generation with many talented players, they just couldn't play as a team. They were...

I hope the Russians put 100 on them in Moscow just to make a point. It's ridiculous that the Italians will have two teams straight in the semifinals of the competition while other much better teams have to play in the pools. What's the point anyway? No matter who they play against in the...

Timisoara was again quite poor and showed the same old weaknesses that doomed their Challenge Cup campaign (lack of discipline, weak scrum). However, they defended well and tried to play modern running rugby, which resulted in two nice tries. The young starting scrumhalf ruined a few good...

Krasny Yar - Timisoara 12-17 FT The Russians got a lot of hype before the match but were unable to score a single try despite playing more than 30 minutes with an extra man. The referee was an absolute clown. Overall, a close-fought encounter, qualification is still open, anything can happen in...

Great, the Russians got away with punching twice, Timisoara gets a yellow for a marginal no-arms tackle.

I don't understand how you can punch twice right in front of the referee and not even get a yellow card. Pretty poor match so far, Timisoara was slightly better than the hosts.

It will be on a Russian TV station named Матч! Игра, no idea if we can find any streams for it. Apparently they didn't allow rugbytv.ro to show it. The match starts at 14.00 Romanian time.

Here are the lineups: Krasny Yar 1. Fukofuka - 2. B. Tsnobiladze - 3. Bitiev, 4. Archippus - 5. Lomidze 6. Gresev - 7. Gotovtsev - 8. Prepeliţă 9. Jagudin - 10. Ryabov 11. Galinovsky - 12. Malaguradze - Pruidze 13. - 14. Keller, 15 - Artemiev (captain). Substitutes: 16. S. Bazhenov, 17...

Mogliano will be soundly beaten, they are no match for the Russians. It's a shame that Enisei has to play the qualifiers anyway, despite winning two matches. The worst two clubs based on last season's results should have to qualify, even if they're from England or France. The Italian Eccellenza...

If Apikotoa signed for the whole season, that's ok. The two Georgians joining for just a few weeks is an obvious exploit but the people who made the rules are to blame. The Russian national team has no choice but to try and play fast flowing rugby since their backs are too weak to allow any...