… If a Tier One nation were in this same situation, there is little doubt the same sort of noises would be made. Clearly then, the playing squad is in a poor place. This sport is not just about points, wins and awards, it has helped young people regardless of their social backgrounds and has built characters since 1823. Russia have qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after Romania - who had initially secured the slot - Spain and Belgium were docked points for … Tony Pisaroglu, Former Romanian national rugby 7s player agrees: “These are the first truly sad holidays in the long history of the Romanian rugby, due to not participating for the first time at the Rugby World Cup 2019 (our national rugby team was the only team in the Romanian sport that had qualified uninterruptedly to rugby’s greatest feast, the World Cup) for reasons of bad management”. Consequently Georgia’s claim to enter the Six Nations was greatly diminished. Since Romanian Rugby has never faced the prospect of no World Cup participation, there is a chance for introspection and self-evaluation. Rugby world cup in 1987, out of 6 nations rugby in Europe. Paraschiv, the only player member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame, added: “It is sad that the President of FRR Petrache, after 9 years of mandate in which he has not undertaken anything for rugby, has associated himself with impostors who don’t want at all the best for the Romanian rugby. Things appeared to be on the up for Romania. “Today, the Romanian rugby is in the toughest moment of its existence, from all points of view”. As a result, all three teams were deducted points, leaving Russia to qualify for only their second World Cup. This will be the first World Cup Romania misses. Paraschiv, the only player member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame, added: “It is sad that the President of FRR Petrache, after 9 years of mandate in which he has not undertaken anything for rugby, has associated himself with impostors who don’t want at all the best for the Romanian rugby. Romania were expelled from the Rugby World Cup 2019 for fielding an ineligible player, according to a decision of the Judicial and Disputes committee, announced by World Rugby. However, the independent committee declined the request by World Rugby and Spain because the appearance of bias was not enough to overturn the result. A number of prominent figures from Romanian Rugby have spoken to Last Word on Rugby to reveal what is going wrong. Romania has not hosted any World Cup games. Rugby union in Romania is administered by the Romanian Rugby Federation. Today, the Romanian rugby is in the toughest moment of its existence of over 100 years, and without a national programme for promoting rugby, this extraordinary sport will disappear very soon.”. We have been raised by this great sport with values and principles, and all the lessons taught by it have guided us not only in the rugby field, but also in our lives. Your email address will not be published. Germany were promoted in place of Spain to a qualifying playoff against Portugal on June 9. Mihai Lazar, currently of Grenoble and Top14 winner with Castres laments: “The year 2018 means, beside the terrible disappointment related to the disqualification of the national team, a lot of humiliation. They originally qualified for the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup to be played in 2019. The points deduction meant Romania did not qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. “The time for diplomacy has passed, the problems of Romanian rugby cannot be solved with the same strategy and leadership of the federation, its members have been in this position for more than 9 years and have used this great sport only for their personal benefit, the result being this disaster. This reporter was in Leicester when the Oaks recorded the biggest ever World Cup comeback against Canada in 2015. However that such important current figures, such as the team captain and leading players would speak out so candidly highlights the strong feelings and importance placed on the national rugby team. Russia previously played at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand. Romanian rugby is at a crossroads. But it is the problems with the national side that are the most concerning right now. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. They then overturned Georgia’s dominance to win the Rugby Europe international Championship [Europe’s second tier competition] in 2016/17, and in 2018. Winning the Rugby Europe International Championship meant World Cup qualification. Florin Vlaicu of Romania kicks a penalty during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In 2018 after it was discovered that Romania were one of three countries guilty of fielding ineligible players in multiple qualifiers they received a points deduction. They then overturned Georgia’s dominance to win the Rugby Europe international Championship [Europe’s second tier competition] in 2016/17, and in 2018. Russia will now play host nation Japan in the opening game of the tournament. On the contrary, they are trying to associate themselves with the names of great personalities in the Romanian rugby in order to escape this deadlock”. The winner will then face Samoa for a place at the World Cup. Romania is only one country of to entered since the 1st. Not participating at the Japan World Cup is due to objective reasons and, to this day, those responsible have given no explanation whatsoever. They have participated in all but one Rugby World Cup and currently compete in the first division of the European Nations Cup, which they won most recently in 2017. The points deduction meant Romania did not qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. This requires some management to step in and boost morale and restore pride in Romanian Rugby once more. A new management is needed to reassess the values of the Romanian rugby and to urgently start a national programme to revive our rugby.”. I am one of the children that this amazing phenomenon has helped and I feel obliged to take this position, thinking of those children who through this sport have a chance to a better life. whatsoever. He says: “A strong “revival” is needed, and also people coming and suggesting viable projects for minimum four-five years, particularly in the juvenile sector.”. Romania have played in the first eight editions of the Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. Valentin Ursache, a veteran of three World Cups and current captain of US Oyonnax, feels strongly on this topic: “By the decision of the current federal management to bring foreign players to Romania and to naturalize many of them so as to be eligible for the national team, whose spirit of cohesion has disappeared, something has irreversibly broken within the group of players and in the end the rugby fans have distanced themselves more and more from the national team.

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