Romania’s national rugby union team will play their first World Cup Group B match in France on Saturday, taking on Ireland at Stade Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux from 4.30pm. The match will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1 and Orange Sport, as well as LiveScore on HotNews.ro.

Ireland v Romania at Rugby World Cup 2023

Starting teams:

Romania: Simionescu – Onutu – Tangimana – Tomane – Manumua – Vaovasa – Rupanu – Neculau – Chirique (captain) – Roshu – Yanku – Motok – Gordas – Cojocaru – Hartig.

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

Ireland: Porter – Goering – Furlong – McCarthy – Ryan – Beirne – O’Mahony – Doris – Gibson Park – Sexton (capt) – Lowe – Akey – Ringrose – Earls – Keenan.

reserves: Kelleher, Loughman, O’Toole, Henderson, Van der Flier, Murray, Crowley, Hansen.

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 Morois – Lille, 18:45)