Staff-ul tehnic al echipei, format din Lynn Howells, Rob Moffat si Marius Tincu, a stabilit echipa care va intra pe teren. Astfel, fata de meciul cu Namibia au aparut trei modificari in primul XV, astfel au intrat Gigi Militaru in prima linie, Dorin Lazar in linia a treia, Adrian Apostol –aripa, iar pe banca de rezerve se afla pentru prima data in acest turneu Sabin Stratila si Dennis Perju, cel care poate debuta in aceasta partida pentru Romania.
Primul XV:
- Gigi Militaru (Timisoara Saracens), 2. Otar Turashvili (Colomiers), 3. Alexandru Tarus (Beziers), 4. Johan Van Heerden (Stiinta Baia Mare), 5. Marius Antonescu (Tarbes), 6. Dorin Lazar (Timisoara Saracens), 7. Viorel Lucaci (CSA Steaua), 8. Stelian Burcea (c) (Timisoara Saracens),9. Valentin Calafeteanu (Timisoara Saracens), 10. Jody Rose (Timisoara Saracens), 11.Adrian Apostol (Stiinta Baia Mare) 12. Florin Vlaicu (Calvisano), 13.Jack Umaga (Timisoara Saracens),14. Stephen Shennan (Timisoara Saracens),15. Catalin Fercu (Timisoara Saracens)
REZERVE: 16.Andrei Radoi (Timisoara Saracens), 17. Alexandru Gordas (CSA Steaua), 18. Constantin Pristavita (Stiinta Baia Mare), 19. Valentin Poparlan (Timisoara Saracens), 20.Razvan Ailenei (Stiinta Baia Mare), 21. Tudorel Bratu (CS Dinamo), 22.Dennis Perju (LAquila), 23. Sabin Stratila (CSA Steaua)
In etapa a doua la World Rugby Nations Cup, pe 13 iunie, se vor disputa partidele Argentina XV – Emerging Italy ora 16:00, Namibia – Spania, ora 18:00 si Romania – Uruguay, ora 20:00. Meciurile vor fi transmise de Dolce Sport 2 si rugbytv.ro/
Primul meci
World Rugby Nations Cup: Romania-Namibia 20-8 (18-0)
Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf
Arbitri: Lloyd Linton (Scotia)-Radu Petrescu (Romania), Madalin Garbau (Romania)
Au marcat: I.Dumitru-e, Eseu de penalizare, Vlaicu-3lp, respectiv Uanivi-e, Kotze-tr
Cartonase galbene: Kitschoff si Bothma
Romania:1. Constantin Pristavita (Stiinta Baia Mare), 2.Otar Turashvili (Colomiers), 3.Alexandru tarus (Beziers), 4.Valentin Poparlan (Timisoara Saracens), 5.Marius Antonescu (Tarbes), 6.Johannes Van Heerden (Stiinta Baia Mare), 7.Viorel Lucaci (Steaua Bucuresti), 8.Stelian Burcea (Timisoara Saracens), 9.Valentin Calafeteanu (Timisoara Saracens), 10.Jody Rose (Timisoara Saracens), 11.Ionut Dumitru (Steaua Bucuresti), 12.Florin Vlaicu (Calvisano), 13.Jack Umaga (Timisoara Saracens), 14.Stephen Shennan (Timisoara Saracens), 15.Catalin Fercu (Timisoara Saracens) Rezerve: 16.Andrei Radoi (Timisoara Saracens), 17.Alexandru Gordas (Steaua Bucuresti), 18.Gigi Militaru (Timisoara Saracens), 19.Andrei Iurea (Stiinta Baia Mare), 20.Razvan Ailenei (Stiinta Baia Mare), 21.Tudorel Bratu (Dinamo Bucuresti), 22.Ionut Balaban (Dinamo Bucuresti), 23. Nicholas Onutu (ROC La Voulte)
Namibia: 1.Casper Viviers (Bibigny), 2.Gerhard Lotter (Wanderers), 3.Johannes Coetzee (FS Cheetahs), 4.Jaco Venter (Maties), 5.Tijuee Uanivi (Sharks), 6.Rohan Kitschoff (Wanderers), 7.Leneve Damens (University of Namibia ), 8.Renaldo Bothma (Blue Bulls ), 9.Eugene Jantjies (Old Dustonians), 10.Theuns Kotze (Southern Kings), 11.Gino Wilson (Western Suburbs), 12.Johan Deysel (Leopards), 13.JC Greyling (Wanderers), 14.Malcom Moore (Wanderers), 15.Johan Tromp (Wanderers) Rezerve: 16.Petri Burger (Wanderers), 17,AJ De Klerk (Wanderers), 18.Shaun Du Preez (Wanderers), 19.Tinus Du Plessis (London Scottish), 20.Ruan Ludick (Wanderers), 21.Arthur Bouwer (Wanderers), 22.Darryl De La Harpe (Western Suburbs), 23.Heinrich Smit (Potchefstroom University)