Match Preview: Romania vs Poland

The men’s Rugby Europe Championship for 2023 is here and it gets underway with four great matches this weekend.

With the event now expanded to eight teams, a new Pool and then knock-out format and a Finals Day on March 19, the next few weeks are shaping up to be full of thrills and spills.

It all gets underway at the Arcul de Triumf stadium in Bucharest on Saturday at 2pm local time (noon UTC) when Romania host new boys Poland.

Romania will be keen to build momentum ahead of their appearance at the Rugby World Cup in France later in the year while they are now under the guidance of new head coach Eugen Apjok.

They are ranked 20 in the world with Poland 30, but the latter won four games in the Trophy last year to give them some confidence.

Before the game Romania captain Mihai Macovei said: “Poland is a massive team, they will play aggressively because they have nothing to lose, so they will try to put a massive performance.”

Poland head coach Christian Hitt said: “The guys are really looking forward to testing themselves against these types of teams in the Championship.”

Head-to-Head Record

Played: 17

Draws: 0

Romania Wins: 17 (100%)

Poland Wins: 0 (0%)

Biggest Winning Margin: Romania 61-0 Poland