NC MATCH PREVIEW Romania V Uruguay Friday 8th June 2012, KO: 16:00 Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Headlines All Time Records • Romania centre CSABA GAL wins his 50th cap for Romania for the clash against Uruguay. He made his debut as a replacement in 2005 in the 43-12 defeat to Ireland. It will be his 11th Nations >> Points Cup match. • Uruguay tighthead prop MARIO SAGARIO will win his 23rd cap when he lines out against Points Player Romania. SAGARIO is the only Uruguay player to have featured in every Test against Romania, including the sides’ two IRB Nations Cup clashes. 119 Luciano Orquera Italy A • With 397 caps in the side that will take on Uruguay, Romania have a noticeable advantage over their South American rivals who can count on just 157 caps in total. Romania also have a sizeable 70 Danut Dumbrava Romania power advantage up front when they can rely on forwards with an average weight of 110kg in contrast to Uruguay’s 99kg. Uruguay however do have a younger side with an average of 25 49 Romania compared to Romania’s 27. Santiago Gonzáles 47 Iglesias Head to Head Argentina Jaguars 46 • Friday’s Nations Cup clash between Romania and Uruguay is the 5th match between these two Romania sides. Uruguay are still waiting for their first win in the series, having been on the wrong end of 45 Alexander Yanyushkin three defeats. Two of the four games were IRB European Nations Cup matches. The sides have Russia drawn once before, in 2010 when Uruguay held Romania to a 21-21 draw in Montevideo. 45 Louis Strydom • Romania’s domination of the fixture can be seen in the total try tally, where they have scored Emerging South Africa double the amount of tries than that of Uruguay (10 tries to Uruguay’s 5). 44 Hernán Senillosa • The first Test between the two sides was played in 2008 in Bucharest. Romania won that game Argentina Jaguars 10-6 and followed it up a year later with another win over Uruguay (17-11) in Bucharest. 44 Peter Grant • The most recent clash between the two sides resulted in a big victory for Romania, who beat the Emerging South Africa visitors 39-12 in Bucharest. >> Tries Form guide

• Romania go into the Test having enjoyed mixed form during this year’s European Nations Cup Tries Player competition. The year started well, with wins over Portugal (15-7 in Bucharest) and Russia (25-0 in 6 Joaquín Tuculet Sochi) but defeats against Georgia (19-13 in Bucharest) and Spain (13-12 in Madrid) were a blow. Argentina Jaguars However Romania finished spring on a high, hammering Ukraine 71-0 in Bucharest. 6 Siyanda Grey • Uruguay come into the Test against Romania fresh from a 27-15 win over Brazil in the South South African Kings American Championship. A 27-26 win over Chile cemented their second place in the competition 4 Michele Sepe after a disappointing opening 40-5 defeat to Argentina. Uruguay’s tour to Europe last November Italy A was an encouraging start to the season, with the South American side defeating Portugal 16-9 in 4 Tomás de Vedia Lisbon before going down to Spain 16-13 in Madrid. Argentina Jaguars

3 Juan Ignacio Gauthier New Kids on the Block Argentina Jaguars 3 Marius Delport • Replacement hooker OTAR TURASHVILI will win his first cap for Romania if he comes off the bench Emerging South Africa against Uruguay. TURASHVILI, who plays for RC Timisoara, already has three caps to his name for 3 Tonderai Chavanga Georgia at Under 19 level. Emerging South Africa Meanwhile flanker FRANCO LAMANNA will make his debut for Uruguay if he comes on as a • 3 Hernán Senillosa replacement against Romania. Argentina Jaguars 3 Catalin Fercu Man in the Middle Romania

• Andrew Small of England makes his 10th appearance as an international referee when he officiates in Romania’s match against Uruguay in the IRB Nations Cup. Small made his debut in 2006 for the meeting of Czech Republic v Spain.

Pacific Nations Cup Facts & Figures

• Uruguay need 13 more points to break through the century barrier in terms of points scored in the IRB Nations Cup. • Romania and Italy A have made more appearances at the competition than any other sides – 15. These two teams have also scored more points in the competition than any other teams. Romania has scored 253 while Italy A has scored 316 points.

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ROMANIA Iulian IRB RANKING: 18 Dumitras Test #: 383 Lourdes Replacements 16 Otar Turashvili (RC Timisoara) 14 13 12 11 17 Flavius Dobre (Dinamo Bucuresti) Catalin Csaba Cristian Madalin 18 Marius Sirbe (Tarbes) Fercu Gal Dinis Lemnaru 19 Cosmin Ratiu (Dinamo Bucuresti) RC Timisoara CSM Baia Mare CSM Baia Mare RC Timisoara 20 Florin Surugiu (CSM Bucharest) 21 Constantin Gheara (RCJ Farul Constanta) 10 9 22 Ionut Botezatu (CSM Baia Mare) Dorin Valentin Manole Calafeteanu US Orthez RC Timisoara Key Stats 8 Mihai # Caps Starting Lineup: 397 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 27 Macovei (C) Oldest Player: (33) CSM Baia Mare Youngest Player: Madalin Lemnaru (23) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 110 kg Vasile 5 4 Viorel Rus Lucaci Cristian Alin RC Timisoara Petre Coste Steaua Bucuresti Saint Etienne Bressane Officials 3 2 1 Referee: Andrew Small (England) - 9 Tests Mihai Andrei Andrei Adascalitei Radoi Ursache Tests at Venue: 2 Tests Romania: 0 Tests Dinamo Bucuresti CSM Baia Mare CSM Baia Mare Uruguay: 0 Tests Test Debut: 16/09/2006 - Czech Republic v Spain

1 2 3 Alejo Nicolás Mario Corral Klappenbach (C) Sagario SIC Isidro Champagnat UE Santboiana

4 5 6 Diego Cristofer 7 Bascou Soares Fernando Diego Bascou Pucaru Stade Gaulois Montevideo Cricket Club Magno Pucaru Stade Gaulois Montevideo Cricket Club 8 Replacements Juan 16 Arturo Avalo (Carrasco Polo) Ormaechea 17 Gaston Ibarburu (St Jean de Luz Olympique) Carrasco Polo 18 (Champagnat) 19 Franco Lamanna (Carrasco Polo) 9 10 20 Rodolfo De Mula (Pucaru Stade Gaulois) Agustin Felipe 21 Guillermo Lijtenstein (Trebol) Ormaechea Berchesi 22 Gaston Mieres (Lobos) Carrasco Polo Carrasco Polo

11 12 13 14 Leandro Alberto Santiago Francisco Key Stats Leivas Roman Gibernau Bulanti Cajasol Rugby Ciencias Old Christians Pucaru Stade Gaulois Trebol # Caps Starting Lineup: 157 Sevilla Avg Age Starting Lineup: 25 Oldest Player: Gaston Ibarburu (33) 15 Youngest Player: Franco Lamanna (20) Avg Weight Forwards: 99 kg Jeronimo Etcheverry RC Valpolicella ASD

URUGUAY IRB RANKING: 21 Test #: 194

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Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 27/11/2010 Romania 39 12 Uruguay Bucharest 13/11/2010 Uruguay 21 21 Romania Montevideo 12/06/2009 Uruguay 11 17 Romania Bucharest 11/06/2008 Uruguay 6 10 Romania Bucharest

Summary Romania 4 Matches (1 Draw) Uruguay 3 Won 0 87 Points 50 10 Tries 5 8 Conversions 2 7 Penalties 7 0 Drop Goals 0

Player Records For Romania against Uruguay For Uruguay against Romania 3 Players - 4 Appearances 4 - 3 Players Danut Dumbrava - 23 Points 16 - Matias Arocena - 3 Tries 1 - 5 Players Danut Dumbrava - 4 Conversions 2 - Matias Arocena Danut Dumbrava - 5 Penalties 4 - Matias Arocena - Drop Goals -

Player Records in a Match For Romania against Uruguay For Uruguay against Romania On 2 Occasions - 12 Points 11 - Matias Arocena on 13/11/2010 On 9 Occasions - 1 Tries 1 - On 5 Occasions Danut Dumbrava on 27/11/2010 - 3 Conversions 1 - On 2 Occasions Danut Dumbrava on 13/11/2010 - 3 Penalties 3 - Matias Arocena on 13/11/2010 - Drop Goals -

Team Records in a Match For Romania against Uruguay For Uruguay against Romania On 27/11/2010 - 39 Points 21 - On 13/11/2010 On 27/11/2010 - 5 Tries 2 - On 2 Occasions On 27/11/2010 - 4 Conversions 1 - On 2 Occasions On 13/11/2010 - 3 Penalties 3 - On 13/11/2010 - Drop Goals -

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Head Coach: Haralambie Dumitras Recent Matches Debut: 04/02/2012 v Portugal (W 15-7) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 60.00% Average Tries per Match: 3.60 31/03/2012 Ukraine W 71 0 Bucharest

17/03/2012 Spain L 12 13 Madrid Romania Record Under Haralambie Dumitras 10/03/2012 Georgia L 13 19 Bucharest 3 Wins 0 Drawn 2 Lost 25/02/2012 Russia W 25 0 Sochi 136 For Points 39 Against 04/02/2012 Portugal W 15 7 Bucharest 18 For Tries 3 Against

11 For Conversions 3 Against Points For 136

8 For Penalties 5 Against Points Ag 39

0 For Drop Goals 1 Against Tries For 18

Tries Ag 3 Player Info For Romania

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent 1 28 04/02/2012 5 3 0 3 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 Andrei Radoi 2 25 22/03/2008 17 12 0 11 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 Mihai Adascalitei 3 29 04/11/2007 6 5 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Alin Coste 4 25 01/12/2007 16 4 1 9 0 7 5 1 0 0 0 Cristian Petre 5 33 17/11/2001 90 9 3 47 2 41 30 6 0 0 0 Vasile Rus 6 28 04/11/2007 8 3 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 25 28/11/2009 9 2 0 6 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 (C) 8 25 03/06/2006 31 11 1 14 0 17 20 4 0 0 0 Valentin Calafeteanu 9 27 20/11/2004 48 28 3 24 2 22 147 8 19 22 1 Dorin Manole 10 25 14/02/2009 4 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Madalin Lemnaru 11 23 07/02/2009 16 2 2 7 1 8 20 4 0 0 0 Cristian Dinis 12 28 04/02/2012 5 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Csaba Gal 13 27 26/11/2005 49 15 2 24 1 24 17 3 1 0 0 Catalin Fercu 14 25 19/11/2005 51 1 4 33 2 16 110 22 0 0 0 Iulian Dumitras 15 29 03/03/2002 42 6 3 20 2 20 73 10 4 5 0 Total 397 104 20 207 10 180 432 60 24 27 1 Otar Turashvili 16 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flavius Dobre 17 31 17/11/2001 7 4 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Marius Sirbe 18 25 22/03/2008 8 5 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Cosmin Ratiu 19 32 22/06/2003 31 14 0 15 0 16 10 2 0 0 0 Florin Surugiu 20 27 11/06/2008 21 14 1 12 0 9 10 2 0 0 0 Constantin Gheara 21 30 14/02/2004 13 7 0 9 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 Ionut Botezatu 22 24 14/02/2009 11 5 0 5 1 5 5 1 0 0 0

Records For Romania Caps Tries Points 90 - Cristian Petre 33 - Petre Motrescu 369 - Danut Dumbrava 77 - Adrian Lungu 28 - Gabriel Brezoianu 335 - Petre Mitu 77 - Romeo Stefan Gontineac 27 - Florica Murariu 322 - Ionut Tofan

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 30 - Ionut Tofan v Spain on 05/10/2002 Points: 100 v Bulgaria on 21/09/1976 Tries: 5 - 3 players Tries: 17 v Morocco on 17/11/1976 Conversions: 12 - Virgil Popisteanu v Portugal on 13/04/1996 Conversions: 12 v Portugal on 13/04/1996 Penalties: 6 - 2 players Penalties: 7 v Argentina Jaguars on 15/06/2010 Drop Goals: 3 - 2 players Drop Goals: 4 v West Germany on 29/10/1967

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Head Coach: Pablo Lemoine Recent Matches Debut: 20/05/2012 v Argentina (L 5-40) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 66.67% Average Tries per Match: 2.33 26/05/2012 Brazil W 27 15 Santiago

Uruguay Record Under Pablo Lemoine 23/05/2012 Chile W 27 26 Santiago 2 Wins 0 Drawn 1 Lost 20/05/2012 Argentina L 5 40 Santiago 59 For Points 81 Against 19/11/2011 Spain L 13 16 Madrid Caldas da 7 For Tries 10 Against 13/11/2011 Portugal W 16 9 Rainha 3 For Conversions 8 Against Points For 88 6 For Penalties 5 Against Points Ag 106

0 For Drop Goals 0 Against Tries For 9

Tries Ag 11 Player Info For Uruguay

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Alejo Corral 1 30 14/11/2009 17 5 2 8 1 8 10 2 0 0 0 Nicolás Klappenbach (C) 2 30 12/11/2005 18 12 1 8 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Mario Sagario 3 25 22/07/2006 22 7 4 8 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 Diego Bascou 4 28 14/05/2011 5 1 0 2 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 Cristofer Soares 5 24 14/05/2011 6 3 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Fernando Bascou 6 25 13/11/2011 5 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 20/06/2008 19 5 2 10 1 8 10 2 0 0 0 Juan Ormaechea 8 23 13/11/2011 5 1 0 3 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 Agustin Ormaechea 9 21 13/11/2011 4 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 Felipe Berchesi 10 21 13/11/2011 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 11 23 08/11/2008 16 5 3 5 1 10 50 10 0 0 0 Alberto Roman 12 25 14/05/2011 8 1 0 4 0 4 10 2 0 0 0 Santiago Gibernau 13 24 25/04/2009 6 2 1 3 0 3 20 4 0 0 0 Francisco Bulanti 14 32 25/04/2004 9 2 0 3 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 Jeronimo Etcheverry 15 24 08/11/2008 14 1 2 6 0 8 83 5 11 11 1 Total 157 47 15 71 4 82 208 28 13 13 1 Arturo Avalo 16 25 14/05/2011 6 2 0 3 0 3 10 2 0 0 0 Gaston Ibarburu 17 33 11/05/2005 6 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Alejandro Nieto 18 24 20/05/2012 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Franco Lamanna 19 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodolfo De Mula 20 27 14/05/2011 6 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Guillermo Lijtenstein 21 21 14/05/2011 6 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Gaston Mieres 22 22 16/05/2010 16 1 2 7 1 8 20 4 0 0 0

Records For Uruguay Caps Tries Points 65 - Rodrigo Sanchez 30 - Diego Ormaechea 259 - Federico Sciarra 59 - Diego Aguirre 13 - Alfonso Cardoso 256 - Juan Menchaca 54 - Diego Ormaechea 13 - Federico Sciarra 244 - Matias Arocena

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 31 - Matias Arocena v Chile on 02/05/2009 Points: 102 v Paraguay on 14/05/2011 Tries: 4 - 4 players Tries: 16 v Paraguay on 14/05/2011 Conversions: 8 - 2 players Conversions: 11 on 2 Occasions Penalties: 6 - 6 players Penalties: 7 v Chile on 27/10/1977 Drop Goals: 4 - Juan Menchaca v Chile on 07/09/2002 Drop Goals: 4 v Chile on 07/09/2002

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