really looking forward new super liga season. watch some of cups game it was very intresting and watch national team they looked good. is enough to face the top teams. england or wales i am not sure. but they can compete for sure against itlay and france. i still think it be nice to see more people from england france ireland wales players in super liga. i watch csm and there foregin players didnt even want to be there i think still balance but i wish it all well il keep looking results for all teams. and second divsion.
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More transfers announced by the Superliga clubs (or rumoured):
Baia Mare
Sikuea Taliauli (wing/fullback, Tonga 7s)
Mihai Lamboiu (centre, Tomitanii Constanta) - 19 year old prospect who is monitored by Lynn Howells
Michael Doneghan (centre/wing, Macon, ex:Glasgow Warriors, Rotherham, London Scottish, Scotland U20) - first Scottish player in the Superliga
Cristi Cotetiu (fly half - promoted from the local academy)
Timisoara Saracens
Horatiu Pungea (prop, Oyonnax, ex: Scarlets, Lyon) - returns to the club after 3 seasons
Emiliano Calle (fly half, Mendoza) - weird signing of an unknown player, he will be the first player from Argentina in the Superliga
Baia Mare
Sikuea Taliauli (wing/fullback, Tonga 7s)
Mihai Lamboiu (centre, Tomitanii Constanta) - 19 year old prospect who is monitored by Lynn Howells
Michael Doneghan (centre/wing, Macon, ex:Glasgow Warriors, Rotherham, London Scottish, Scotland U20) - first Scottish player in the Superliga
Cristi Cotetiu (fly half - promoted from the local academy)
Timisoara Saracens
Horatiu Pungea (prop, Oyonnax, ex: Scarlets, Lyon) - returns to the club after 3 seasons
Emiliano Calle (fly half, Mendoza) - weird signing of an unknown player, he will be the first player from Argentina in the Superliga
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Probably because he have an EU passport (Spanish) ? Or maybe he was recommended by somebody? We shall see.
He has dual citizenship (Argentina/Spain), I guess this also makes him the first Spanish player in the Superliga. I think it's a strange transfer for Timisoara but let's wait and see, I also assume that Calle was recommended by someone or perhaps he will come through the Saracens network. There have been other unknown players who proved to be good after signing for Superliga clubs, two examples that come to mind are Fijian prop Saulo (employed as a daily sugarcane cutter before coming to Timisoara, now he's at Toulon) or Luke Samoa (he was working in a factory and only playing part-time XIII).
In other news, Baia Mare has lost a fringe player, prop Ionut Stan, who has decided to quit rugby.
In other news, Baia Mare has lost a fringe player, prop Ionut Stan, who has decided to quit rugby.
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Timisoara Saracens have officially announced their transfers:
- Tongan international prop Eddie Aholelei (ex London Welsh, Rebels)
- Argentine fly half Emiliano Calle
- fly half Ovidiu Sarpe (CSS Dinicu Golescu) - 18 year old player
Pungea has not signed a contract with Timisoara yet, he might do it until the end of the transfer window.
I am not impressed with Timisoara's trasfers, I expected better players to be signed ahead of the Challenge Cup campaign. Despite his Super Rugby and Aviva Premiership experience, Aholelei is a pretty weak prop who was always poor when the Oaks played against Tonga. The two fly halves are youngsters who could only become useful in the future. In the following days the club will release some of its fringe players.
- Tongan international prop Eddie Aholelei (ex London Welsh, Rebels)
- Argentine fly half Emiliano Calle
- fly half Ovidiu Sarpe (CSS Dinicu Golescu) - 18 year old player
Pungea has not signed a contract with Timisoara yet, he might do it until the end of the transfer window.
I am not impressed with Timisoara's trasfers, I expected better players to be signed ahead of the Challenge Cup campaign. Despite his Super Rugby and Aviva Premiership experience, Aholelei is a pretty weak prop who was always poor when the Oaks played against Tonga. The two fly halves are youngsters who could only become useful in the future. In the following days the club will release some of its fringe players.
I don't think they are quiet, just their signings weren't announced yet.
Dinamo has made a few transfers:
- lock Andrei Mitroi (CSM Bucharest)
- centre Vasilica Pascu (Steaua)
- fly half Andrei Filip (Steaua)
- prop Dragos Dumitrescu (Eemland)
- centre Adrian Barbuliceanu (returns after a long injury)
Not bad for Dinamo, Filip and Pascu are decent players and the experience of Barbuliceanu might help them.
Dinamo has made a few transfers:
- lock Andrei Mitroi (CSM Bucharest)
- centre Vasilica Pascu (Steaua)
- fly half Andrei Filip (Steaua)
- prop Dragos Dumitrescu (Eemland)
- centre Adrian Barbuliceanu (returns after a long injury)
Not bad for Dinamo, Filip and Pascu are decent players and the experience of Barbuliceanu might help them.
According to Steaua, 4 of their players were released and signed for CSM:
- centre Vasilica Pascu (him and Filip were also announced at Dinamo, so this is not certain)
- fly half Andrei Filip
- prop Sergiu Buzea
- fullback Ionut Niacsu
Poli Iasi has also announced the transfer of three Tongan players:
- backrow Alex Nicholas Moa (he played for Steaua last year)
- winger (?) Atelea Moa - capped by Tonga A and Tonga 7s
- centre Semisi Tei - capped by Tonga U23, U20 and Tonga 7s
Not bad for Iasi, they are also in talks with 2 young Romanian players and 4 South Africans will come for a trial period. Poli Iasi will play two warm up games, home and away, against a select squad from Chisinau (Moldova).
- centre Vasilica Pascu (him and Filip were also announced at Dinamo, so this is not certain)
- fly half Andrei Filip
- prop Sergiu Buzea
- fullback Ionut Niacsu
Poli Iasi has also announced the transfer of three Tongan players:
- backrow Alex Nicholas Moa (he played for Steaua last year)
- winger (?) Atelea Moa - capped by Tonga A and Tonga 7s
- centre Semisi Tei - capped by Tonga U23, U20 and Tonga 7s
Not bad for Iasi, they are also in talks with 2 young Romanian players and 4 South Africans will come for a trial period. Poli Iasi will play two warm up games, home and away, against a select squad from Chisinau (Moldova).
Various news:
- Moldova A - Poli Iasi 0-40 in a pre-season test in Chisinau. There will be a second match in Iasi, the Superliga club will also play against a selection from Odessa (Ukraine).
- Oaks lock Johan van Heerden is a special guest of Red Bull RoManiacs, an enduro race through the Carpathian Mountains near the town of Sibiu. It is considered one of the toughest off-road competitions in the world and some of its past winners have also won the Dakar Rally (among them Emanuel Gyenes, the only Romanian to win the Dakar race). Van Heerden was invited in order to welcome the large number of South African riders who will take part this year.
- Moldova A - Poli Iasi 0-40 in a pre-season test in Chisinau. There will be a second match in Iasi, the Superliga club will also play against a selection from Odessa (Ukraine).
- Oaks lock Johan van Heerden is a special guest of Red Bull RoManiacs, an enduro race through the Carpathian Mountains near the town of Sibiu. It is considered one of the toughest off-road competitions in the world and some of its past winners have also won the Dakar Rally (among them Emanuel Gyenes, the only Romanian to win the Dakar race). Van Heerden was invited in order to welcome the large number of South African riders who will take part this year.
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Baia Mare has signed Georgian international hooker Iuri Natriashvili (Toulon). He's an experienced player who speaks Romanian from his past experience at Farul Constanta (in 2010), that started his overseas career. He has also played for clubs like Brive and Clermont.
The Romanian tests for November have finally been confirmed:
Romania vs USA (November 12)
Romania vs Canada (November 19)
Romania vs Uruguay (November 26)
Superliga warm-up matches results:
U Cluj - Baia Mare 12-34
Dinamo - Poli Iasi 28-21
Several South African players are in tests at Poli Iasi, among them:
- Hein Bezuidenhout (fly half/fullback, Griffons)
- Jp Taljaard (centre, Griquas)
Romania vs USA (November 12)
Romania vs Canada (November 19)
Romania vs Uruguay (November 26)
Superliga warm-up matches results:
U Cluj - Baia Mare 12-34
Dinamo - Poli Iasi 28-21
Several South African players are in tests at Poli Iasi, among them:
- Hein Bezuidenhout (fly half/fullback, Griffons)
- Jp Taljaard (centre, Griquas)
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A bit frustrating yet again. At least they are the nearest competitors beneath you, so it may be competitive. But at least one game against a Tonga, Japan, Samoa or Italy would have been a lot more welcome I'd imagine. I don't see how Romania can really get a chance to rise in the rankings if they aren't tested against teams with a higher ranking.
It's indeed very frustrating to be the only Tier 2 country without a Tier 1 test this year and having to play only lower ranked opponents. Canada and the USA are solid tests but quite repetitive since we are rumoured to visit them for a test series next year in June.
No disrespect to Uruguay but playing them again so soon is a waste of time, especially after an experimental Oaks team beat them 40-0 at the Nations Cup. We should have played Samoa or Tonga, both have free dates in November, while Uruguay was better matched against Russia or Germany.
But at least we finally have a confirmed schedule, I was afraid we won't even get three matches or that we'd have to play vs even weaker nations.
No disrespect to Uruguay but playing them again so soon is a waste of time, especially after an experimental Oaks team beat them 40-0 at the Nations Cup. We should have played Samoa or Tonga, both have free dates in November, while Uruguay was better matched against Russia or Germany.
But at least we finally have a confirmed schedule, I was afraid we won't even get three matches or that we'd have to play vs even weaker nations.
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I don't really understand what the rugby authorities are playing at. Romania is a potential market of 20million people on the 6Ns doorstep with a professional league and an economy comparable to Uruguay and Argentina which should grow solidly as its in the EU. Hopefully you win these three games convincingly to send a message and maybe improve your negotiating position for future tests.
On the flip side we'll have Italy hosting the All Blacks in November which will benefit neither side in any way and will provide a horribly one sided match even if the ABs put out their second XV. There is just no logic or sign of a plan behind some of these Autumn test schedules.
On the flip side we'll have Italy hosting the All Blacks in November which will benefit neither side in any way and will provide a horribly one sided match even if the ABs put out their second XV. There is just no logic or sign of a plan behind some of these Autumn test schedules.
The rugby authorities are treating Romanian rugby like they have always done: the Oaks did not get any chance during the golden age of the 70s and 80s and are not getting any chance now. Our rugby almost died in the 90s and early 2000s because of this policy and will probably collapse again if this continues.
Winning the November matches would be great but it will not improve our chances for future tests I'm afraid. Keep in mind that we have beaten Canada in all the last matches, including at the RWC, yet they play Italy and Ireland this year while we did not have a single Tier 1 test in TEN YEARS. (this is not meant to be an attack on Canada, I just want to point out that World Rugby doesn't care about the actual results and actually schedules tests based on other factors)
At the last RWC we have been competitive in at least one match vs Tier 1 nations (Scotland in 2011, Italy in 2015) but without any strong tests there is no way for our players to develop. We only get a chance every 4 years at the RWC and even then we are at a big disadvantage due to unfair scheduling.
And I agree, fixtures like Italy vs the All Blacks are absolutely pointless. They generate money however, and this seems to be what World Rugby cares about the most.
Winning the November matches would be great but it will not improve our chances for future tests I'm afraid. Keep in mind that we have beaten Canada in all the last matches, including at the RWC, yet they play Italy and Ireland this year while we did not have a single Tier 1 test in TEN YEARS. (this is not meant to be an attack on Canada, I just want to point out that World Rugby doesn't care about the actual results and actually schedules tests based on other factors)
At the last RWC we have been competitive in at least one match vs Tier 1 nations (Scotland in 2011, Italy in 2015) but without any strong tests there is no way for our players to develop. We only get a chance every 4 years at the RWC and even then we are at a big disadvantage due to unfair scheduling.
And I agree, fixtures like Italy vs the All Blacks are absolutely pointless. They generate money however, and this seems to be what World Rugby cares about the most.
We all know Tier 1 countries travel to the USA and Canada for all reasons but sporting ones. And like you, I don't want to attack these countries, just see others being given similar chances. Unfortunately the only way to force a Tier 1 nations to make the trip to Bucharest right now would be offering them a big bucket of money, directly or through sponsors and suppliers.
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