​Coach Eugen Apyock on Thursday announced the starting line-up that will be based on the match against Ireland, the Ox’s debut match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup hosted by France.

Know:

• The 2023 Rugby World Cup will take place from September 8 to October 28 in France. The Romanian national team entered the first 20 participating representative teams.

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The Group B clash with Ireland takes place on Saturday 9 September at 16:30 and will be broadcast on Digisport.

Romania’s national team for the match with Ireland: Simionescu – Onutu, Tangimana, Tomane, Manumua – Vaovasa, Rupanu – Neculau, Kirike (captain), Rosu – Yanku, Motok – Gordas, Cojocaru, Hartig.

reserves: Bardasu, Savin, Gadzhion, Iftimichuk, Ser, Konache, Boldor, Hontinak.

Romania’s squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Pillars: Alexandru Savin (CSA Steaua), Gheorghe Guyon (Stade Montois), Thomas Kretsu (Stade Francais), Alexandru Gordash (CS Dinamo), Costel Burtila (RC Hyères Carqueiranne La Crau), Julian Hartig (RC Bassin d’Arcachon)

Receipts: Ovidiu Cojocaru (CS Dinamo), Robert Irimescu (CSM Science Baia Mare), Florin Bardasu (CSA Steaua)

Second line: Adrian Motok (Biarritz Olympique), Marius Iftimichuk (US Carcassonne), Stefan Jancu (CSM Science Baia Mare)

Line III: Christy Kirike (Dynamo), Andriy Horin (Jer Carqueiran La Crau), Vlad Neculau (SCM Timisoara), Dragos Ser (Steaua), Christy Bobok (Steaua), Florian Rosu (Science Baia Mare), Damian Stratila (CSA Star)

Group of midfielders: Gabriel Rupanu (SCM USV Timişoara), Florin Surugiu (CSA Steaua), Alin Konache (SCM USV Timişoara),

Starting midfielders: Gabriel Pop (CS Dynamo), Tudor Boldor (CS Dynamo)

Wings: Nicolas Onutsu (Vienna), Marius Simionescu (SCM Timisoara), Tangimana Fonavi (Steaua)

Centers: Taylor Hontineak (Rouen Normandie), Jason Toman (CSM Baia Mare Science), Tevita Manumua (SCM USV Timisoara), Taliauli Sikuea (CSM Baia Mare Science)

Defenders: Hinkley Vaovasa (CSA Steaua), Sioeli Lama (CSA Steaua Bucharest).

Rugby World Cup Group B Schedule

Saturday, September 9

Ireland – Romania (Stade de Bordeaux – Bordeaux, 16:30)

Sunday, September 10

South Africa – Scotland (Stade de Marseille – Marseille, 18:45)

Saturday, September 16

Ireland – Tonga (Stade de la Beaujolais – Nantes, 22:00)

Sunday, September 17

South Africa – Romania (Stade de Bordeaux – Bordeaux, 16:00)

Saturday, September 23

South Africa – Ireland (Stade de France – Saint Denis, 22:00)

Sunday, September 24

Scotland – Tonga (Stade de Nice – Nice, 18:45)

Saturday, September 30

Scotland – Romania (Stade Pierre-Maurois – Lille, 22:00)

Sunday, October 1

South Africa – Tonga (Stade de Marseille – Marseille, 22:00)

Saturday, October 7

Ireland – Scotland (Stade de France – Saint Denis, 22:00)

Sunday, October 8

Tonga – Romania (Stade Pierre-Maurois – Lille, 18:45)

Interesting facts about the Rugby World Cup 2023

The edition in France will be special, and the best national teams of the world will be at the start. We are talking about 20 teams, divided into four groups, who will fight for the big trophy.

The two best teams from each group will advance to the quarter-final tournament in France. The opening match is between France and New Zealand on Friday 8 September at the Stade de France, kick off at 10pm.

The competition will also conclude at the Stade de France on October 28 with the grand final at 10:00 p.m.

South Africa is the team with the highest average age

Reigning world champions South Africa are building on their 2019 principles to complete the double. With the same backbone as in Japan, Jacques Nienaber assembled an experienced team. With an average player age of 29.8 years, South Africa are the oldest team in the competition.

Australia is the youngest team at the competition

Australia is the youngest team with an average age of 25.8 years. A symbol of his team’s youth, Waratahs defender Max Jorgensen is the youngest player at the World Cup. He turned 19 just six days before the start of the World Cup on September 2.

Pieter Jan van Lille is the oldest player

39-year-old Pieter Jan van Lille will take part in his fourth World Cup with Namibia. At this tournament in 2023, he will be the oldest player in the competition.

The heaviest player – Ben Tameifuna (Tongu): 148 kg

Tongu’s Ben Tameifuna weighs around 148kg, making him the heaviest player at the World Cup. His understudy David Lolohea also weighs 138 kg. The second heaviest player on the scales in all competitions, Winnie Atonio, weighs 145 kg.

Rugby World Cup number: 45

45 is the number of centimeters difference between the tallest and shortest player in this World Cup. And, as fate would have it, they may well meet. Romania second row Stefan Jancu could face Ireland midfielder Craig Casey on day one of the World Cup.

There is a gap between the two players. The Munster ninth player is only 1.65m tall, while the imposing player from CSM Baia Mare is over 2.10m, reports News.ro.