1981 Romania rugby union tour of Scotland

Series of rugby union matches

1981 Romania rugby union tour of Scotland

Manager| Viorel Morariu
Tour captain(s)| Mircea Paraschiv
Top point scorer(s)| Ion Constantin (26)
Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 03|  02|  00|  01

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Test match| | 01|  00|  00|  01

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Scotland| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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The 1981 Romania rugby union tour of Scotland was a series of three matches played by the Romania national rugby union team in Scotland in September 1981. Romania won two of their three matches but lost the international match against the Scotland national rugby union team.[1] Scotland awarded full international caps to its players for the match, becoming the first British country to do so for a match against Romania.[2]

## Touring party

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* Manager: Viorel Morariu
* Assistant Managers: Valeriu Irimescu
* Captain: Mircea Paraschiv

### Backs

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* Gheorghe Florea
* Sorin Fuicu
* Gheorghe Vacaru
* Marian Aldea
* Gheorghe Vărzaru
* Ion Constantin

* Adrian Lungu
* Dumitru Alexandru
* Mircea Paraschiv
* Eduard Suciu
* Stelian Podarescu

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### Forwards

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* Costica Florea
* Alexandru Radulescu
* Enciu Stoica
* Gheorghe Dumitru
* Pompiliu Borș
* Gheorghe Caragea
* Ștefan Constantin
* Corneliu Scarlat

* Emilian Grigore
* Ion Bucan
* Constantin Dinu
* Mircea Muntean
* Mircea Ortelecan
* Corneliu Gheorghe
* Octavian Corneliu

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## Results Summary

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Scores and results list Romania's points tally first.
Opposing Team | Result | For | Against | Date | Venue

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Edinburgh | Won | 18 | 13 | 19 September | Myreside, Edinburgh
South of Scotland | Won | 18 | 10 | 22 September | The Greenyards, Melrose
SCOTLAND | Lost | 6 | 12 | 26 September | Murrayfield, Edinburgh

## Matches

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19 Sep 1981

Edinburgh| 13-18| Romanians

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Try: G. Watson
Hay
Con: Irvine
Pen: Irvine| | Try: Munteanu
Bors
Con: I. Constantin (2)
Pen: I. Constantin (2)
Myreside
Referee: R. Hourquet (France)

Edinburgh: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), I. Tukalo (Royal High), A. E. Kennedy (Watsonians), D. I. Johnston (Watsonians), B. H. Hay (Boroughmuir), K. D. M. Wilson (Boroughmuir), A. J. M. Lawson (Heriot's F. P.); W. S. Watson (Boroughmuir), D. Robertson (Heriot's F. P.), D. G. Armstrong (Leith Academicals), G. M. Watson (Boroughmuir), J. H. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), P. A. Black (Boroughmuir), N. A. Rowan (Boroughmuir). Romanians: G. Florea, S. Fuicu, A. Lungu, I. Constantin, M. Aldea, D. Alexandru, M. Paraschiv (c); P. Bors, E. Stoica, G. Caragea, G. Dumitru, A. Radalescu, O. Corneliu, M. Munteanu, I. Bucan (C. Dinu, 78 mins).

22 Sep 1981

South of Scotland| 10-18| Romanians

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Try: Baird
Pen: Brown (2)| | Try: Podarescu
Stoica
Con: I. Constantin (2)
Pen: I. Constantin
Drop: I. Constantin
The Greenyards, Melrose
Referee: F. Howard (England)

South of Scotland: A. R. Brown (Gala), V. T. .S. Chlebowski (Gala), K. T. Murray (Hawick), A. G. Cranston (Hawick) (c), G. R. T. Baird (Kelso), A. M. B. Ker (Kelso), I. G. Hunter (Selkirk); A. J. Campbell (Hawick), R. A> Lindores (Jedforest), T. J. Smith (Gala), K. R. Macaulay (Gala), G. Dickson (Gala), R. F. Cunningham (Gala), G. J. Callander (Kelso), B. Hislop (Langholm). Romanians: G. Florea, A. Lungu, G. Varzaru, I. Constantin, M. Aldea, S. Podarescu, E. Suciu; S Constantin, E. Stoica, G. Caragea, G. Dumitru (c), P. Bors, C. Scarlat, E. Grigore, C. Dinu.

26 Sep 1981

Scotland| 12-6|  Romania

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Pen: Irvine (4)| | Pen: I. Constantin (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: M. D. M. Rea (Ireland)

Scotland: A. R. Irvine (Heriot's F. P.) (c), S. Munro (West of Scotland), J. M. Renwick (Hawick), D. I. Johnston (Watsonians), K. W. Robertson (Melrose), R. Wilson (London Scottish), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest); I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), W. Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), D. G. Leslie (Gala), J. H. Calder (Stewart's-Melville F. P.), I. G. Milne (Heriot's F. P.), C. T. Deans (Hawick), J. Aitken (Gala). Romania: G. Florea, S. Fuicu, A. Lungu, I. Constantin, M. Aldea, D. Alexandru, M. Paraschiv (c); P. Bors, E. Stoica, G. Caragea, G. Dumitru, A. Radalescu, O. Corneliu, M. Munteanu, I. Bucan.

By scoring all of Scotland's points, Andy Irvine set a new record of 217 points in internationals for one country, surpassing Don Clarke's previous record of 207.

## References

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1. ^ Rothmans, p66
2. ^ Rothmans, p65

## Sources

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* Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 65–67\. ISBN 0907574130.

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