History of rugby union matches between Georgia and Romania

Georgia and Romania have played each other on 29 occasions.[1] Georgia have won 19 times, Romania 9 times and 1 match has been drawn. They regularly play each other in the Rugby Europe Championship (previously named European Nations Cup).

The first match was played on 18 November 1998 at Lansdowne Road and was won by Romania 27–23.

The two sides have played each other once in a Rugby World Cup game in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Georgia won the match 25–9.

Antim Cup

Main article: Antim Cup

Since 2002, the winner of Georgia – Romania matches have been awarded the Antim Cup. It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthim the Iberian, who came from Georgia. The Antim Cup is contested each time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup matches or qualifiers. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time. It is challenge cup along the lines of the Calcutta Cup and Bledisloe Cups to be annually played for between the Georgians and the Romanians.

Summary

Overall

Georgia and Romania have played each other on Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup qualification and in annual tournament - Rugby Europe Championship

Details Played Won by
 Georgia 		Won by
 Romania 		Drawn Georgia points Romania points
In Georgia 15 12 3 0 421 209
In Romania 12 6 5 1 191 207
Neutral venue 2 1 1 0 48 36
Overall 29 19 9 1 660 452

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Georgia Romania
Longest winning streak 8 (18 March 2018 – present) 3 (6 Apr 2002 – 12 Mar 2005)
Largest points for
Home 56 (12 August 2023) 35 (25 February 2006)
Away 31 (7 April 2001) 31 (6 April 2002)
Largest winning margin
Home 50 (12 August 2023) 25 (25 February 2006)
Away 16 (28 September 2011) 13 (30 March 2003)

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 18 November 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (Ireland) 23–27  Romania 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
2 2 April 2000 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 20–23  Romania 2000 European Nations Cup
3 7 April 2001 Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest 20–31  Georgia 2000–01 European Nations Cup
4 6 April 2002 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 23–31  Romania 2001–02 European Nations Cup
5 30 March 2003 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 6–19  Romania 2003–04 European Nations Cup
6 27 March 2004 Agronomia Stadium, Iași 25–18  Romania
7 12 March 2005 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 20–13  Georgia 2004–06 European Nations Cup
8 25 February 2006 Stadionul Ghencea II, Bucharest 35–10  Romania
9 7 October 2006 Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest 20–8  Romania 2007 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
10 3 February 2007 Stadionul Dinamo II, Bucharest 17–20  Georgia 2006–08 European Nations Cup
11 9 February 2008 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 22–7  Georgia
12 14 March 2009 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 28–23  Georgia 2008–10 European Nations Cup
13 13 March 2010 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest 22–10  Romania
14 12 March 2011 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 18–11  Georgia 2010–12 European Nations Cup
15 28 September 2011 Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North (New Zealand) 25–9  Georgia 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool match
16 10 March 2012 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest 13–19  Georgia 2010–12 European Nations Cup
17 16 March 2013 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest 9–9 draw 2012–14 European Nations Cup[a]
18 15 March 2014 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 22–9  Georgia
19 21 March 2015 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest 6–15  Georgia 2014–16 European Nations Cup
20 19 March 2016 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 38–9  Georgia
21 19 March 2017 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest 8–7  Romania 2017 Rugby Europe Championship
22 18 March 2018 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 25–16  Georgia 2018 Rugby Europe Championship
23 9 February 2019 Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca 9–18  Georgia 2019 Rugby Europe Championship
24 1 February 2020 Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 41–13  Georgia 2020 Rugby Europe Championship
25 28 March 2021 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 28–17  Georgia 2021 Rugby Europe Championship[b]
26 12 March 2022 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest 23–26  Georgia 2022 Rugby Europe Championship[b]
27 5 March 2023 Achvala Stadium, Tbilisi 31–7  Georgia 2023 Rugby Europe Championship
28 12 August 2023 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 56–6  Georgia 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
29 2 March 2024 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi 43–5  Georgia 2024 Rugby Europe Championship

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The 2012–14 European Nations Cup was also a Rugby World Cup qualification tournament for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
  2. ^ a b Both the 2021 and 2022 Rugby Europe Championship tournaments doubled as Rugby World Cup Qualifying for 2023.

References

  1. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Test matches - Team records". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 January 2017.