Romania Vs. Germany Lineups, Kickoff Time
Romania Vs. Germany Lineups, Kickoff Time
Romania faces Germany in the 2025 Rugby Europe Championship opener Jan. 31 in Bucharest, live on FloRugby. Here’s kickoff time, lineups and how to watch.
Romania rugby will host Germany to kick off the 2025 Rugby Europe Championship on Jan. 31.
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The match will take place at Arcul de Triumf, in Bucharest, Romania, and it'll be the first time the two teams have met since 2019.
The Oaks won that match 38-10, and the match before that 85-6. Germany last defeated Romania in 2017, 41-38. That was the same year the Romanians last won a Rugby Europe title.
Romania is expected to push Portugal in a race to top Pool B at Rugby Europe.
Here's what to know about Romania vs. Germany, including how to watch:
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Romania Vs. Germany Rugby Kickoff Time
The match kicks off at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 31 at Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest, Romania.
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Romania Rugby Lineup
- Alexandru Savin
- Ovidiu Cojocaru
- Gheorghe Gajion
- Jacob Immelman
- Andrei Mahu
- Cristi Boboc
- Cristian Chirica
- Adrian Mitu
- Alin Conache
- Hinckley Vaovasa
- Tevita Manumua
- Jason Tomane
- Taylor Gontineac
- Iliesa Lesumaitaiti Tiqe
- Marius Simionescu
Substitutes: 16. Stefan Marko Buruiana, 17. Ciprian Chiriac, 18. Alexandru Gordas, 19. Marius Iftimiciuc, 20. Matthew Tweddle, 21. Gabriel Rupanu, 22. Mihai Graure, 23. Kemal Altinok
Germany Rugby Lineup
- Jörn Schröder
- Michail Tyumenev
- Henry Otto Pearson
- Eric Marks
- Hassan Omar Rayan
- Oliver Stein
- Shawn Ingle
- Marcel Henn
- Tim Menzel
- Bader Pretorius
- Felix George Lammers
- Leo Wolf
- Robin Plumpe
- Howard Packman
- Nikolai Klewinghaus
Substitutes: 16. Andrew Reintges, 17. Daniel Wolf, 18. Chris Edene, 19. Justin Renc, 20. Nico Windemuth, 21. Jan Piosik, 22. Bastian van der Bosch, 23. Henrick Hees
Rugby Europe Championship 2025 Fixtures: Round 1
- Jan. 31 - Romania vs. Germany - 11 a.m. ET
- Feb. 1 - Georgia vs. Switzerland - 7:00 a.m. ET
- Feb. 1 - Portugal vs. Belgium - 2:30 p.m. ET
- Feb. 2 - Spain vs. Netherlands - 6:45 a.m. ET
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Romania World Rugby Ranking
Romania is ranked No. 20 in the world with 63.01 points.
Germany World Rugby Ranking
Germany is ranked No. 31 in the world with 52.95 points.
World Rugby Rankings 2025
- South Africa - 92.78
- Ireland - 90.78
- New Zealand - 90.36
- France - 88.51
- Argentina - 84.97
- Scotland - 83.34
- England - 82.31
- Australia - 81.52
- Fiji - 80.07
- Italy - 78.64
- Wales - 74.01
- Georgia - 73.85
- Japan - 72.95
- Samoa - 72.68
- USA - 70.02
- Portugal - 68.82
- Uruguay - 67.06
- Spain - 65.98
- Tonga - 65.46
- Romania - 63.01
Rugby Europe Championship 2025 Schedule
Jan. 31, 2025
Feb. 1, 2025
Feb. 2, 2025
Feb. 8, 2025
Feb. 9, 2025
Feb. 15, 2025
Feb. 16, 2025
March 1-2, 2025
- Semifinal 1
- Semifinal 2
March 15-16, 2025
- Bronze Final
- Final
- Seventh-Place Final
- Fifth-Place Final
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Pool A:
Pool B:
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