Some news from Romanian rugby:
Big news for Romanian rugby, National television, TVR will fully broadcast Rugby World Cup 2019 on its main channel.
Also Oaks and Super Liga matches will be broadcasted on main channel of national television. This is a come back for TVR after rugby was broadcasted for few years by private pay per view Telekom which is now selling its business in Romania (TV, GSM and whatever they have).
CSA Steaua București - SCM Gloria Buzău Rugby (ora 10:30, Ghencea stadium) TVR1/ TVR HD (8:30 UK timezone)
https://www.tvrplus.ro/live/tvr-hd - not sure if it can be viewed outside Romania.
Timisoara Saracens Rugby Club - RUGBY U Cluj Napoca (ora 10:30, stadionul Dan Paltinisanu) on RugbyTv.ro (8:30 UK timezone) - this match can be viewed later, unfortunately the hours overlap but considering the heat wave in Romania these days, it very difficult to schedule matches at a later hour, at least for now.
Transfers UPDATE:
Gloria Buzau:
IN: Nistor Ionita (center, Navodar 2nd division), Ciprian Lucaci (THP, Steaua), Jacobs Clifford Benjamin (L2, South Africa), Fili Lomani (wing, Dinamo), Cosmin Iliuta (wing, CSM), Vasilica Pascu(wing, Dinamo), Catalin Prunaru (center, CSM), Ionut Simion (backrow, Dinamo), Stefan Iancu (lock, CSM)
U Cluj:
IN: Paul Petucher (LHP, Tomitanii), Virgil Ghenea (lock/backrow, Aurillac Esports), Marius Ferariu (flanker, Barlad 2nd divison/Ro U20), Alin Toma (lock, Ro U20), Alexandru Harasim (10, Ro U20), Andrei Pricopie (lock, Ro U20), Darius Vulturar (backrow, Ro U20)
Dinamo Bucuresti:
IN: Tudorel Bratu (scrum-half, CSM), Daniel Hrenciuc (fullback,), Marian Ispir (wing, CSM), Bakhva Kobakhidze (10/15, Georgia), Nikholas Moa (backrow, Gloria Buzau), Michael Scheepers (center, Gloria Buzau), Johannes Van Heerden (lock, Perpignan)
RCM Timisoara Saracens:
IN: Damian Stratila (backrow, Steaua), Ionel Melinte (10/15, Steaua), Danut Jipa (10, Steaua, RoU20), Paul Perici (9, second division), Marius Lungu (LHP, Steaua), Hinkley Vaovasa (10/15, CSM), Fonoifua Paea (prop, Tonga), Aranda German Osvaldo (prop, Spain), Moa Mua Maliepo (center, CSM), Bidzina Shamkharadze (9, Baia Mare)
OUT: Jody Rose (FH), Thomas Whitehurst (Backrow, Henri Boshoff (Prop), Michael Stewart (Backrow)
Mesake Doge -> Brive, Top 14
Mădălin Lemnaru -> retired from medical reasons
Samuel Maris -> end of contract
Steaua Bucuresti:
IN: Mario Arvinte (backrow, Tomitanii), Vasile Balan (Prop, CSM), Dragos Lucan (hooker, Stiinta Petrosani, 2nd division), Dragos Ser (backrow, CSM, Ro U20), Matthew Tweddle (backrow, Tomitanii), Florin Vlaicu (center, CSM), Alexandru Savin (LHP, CSM), Marian Drenceanu (lock, CSM), Florin Bardasu (hooker, CSM), Tangimana Fonovai (wing, CSM)
CSM Stiinta Baia Mare:
Sebastian Agapie (scrum-half, 2nd division Navodari), Feliuai David Falesa (15, NZ), Oancea Alexandru (hooker/THP, CSM), Dugladze Revazi (THP, Georgia), Paul Popoaia (wing, Ro U20), Harting (prop/hooker, CSM) - rumor is will play in Challenge Cup
Tomitanii Constanta:
Tiberiu Otelea (10, junior squad), Razvan Barbu (15, Navodari, 2nd division), Razvan Berbece (9, Stiinta Petrosani, 2nd division), Florian Ciocoiu (hooker/prop, CSM), Marian Gorcioaia (hooker, Timisoara), Florin Sasu (prop, retired for a while, back in action), Gigi Militaru (prop, Timisoara), Ciprian Chiriac (prop)
Squads can be found here (select a team from SuperLiga):
https://www.super-liga.ro/superliga/echipe/