WALES 54 | V | ROMANIA 8 | |||
COMPETITION: Pre World Cup friendly | |||||
VENUE: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | DATE: 27 August, 2003 | SPECTATORS: | |||
REFEREE: Andy Turner (South Africa) | HALFTIME: 30-8 | ||||
SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||
TRIES: S.Williams (2), Brew, Phillips, Popham, G.Thomas | TRIES: Balan | ||||
CONVERSIONS: Henson (6) | CONVERSIONS: | ||||
PENALTY GOALS: Henson (4) | PENALTY GOALS: Dumbrava | ||||
DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||
15 | Gavin Henson | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 15 | Danut Dumbrava | Steau Bucuresti RFC |
14 | Shane Williams | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 14 | Cristian Sauan | Rovigo RFC, Italy |
13 | Matthew Watkins (20) | Llanelli Scarlets | 13 | Valentin Mattei | Aurillac RFC, France |
12 | Andy Marinos (21) | Newport-Gwent Dragons | 12 | Romeo Gontineac (Capt.) | Aurillac RFC, France |
11 | Nathan Brew | Newport-Gwent Dragons | 11 | Gabriel Brezoianu | Dax RFC, France |
10 | Nicky Robinson | Cardiff Blues | 10 | Ionut Tofan (22) | Metro-Racing RFC, France |
9 | Mike Phillips (22) | Llanelli Scarlets | 9 | Lucian Sirbu | Metro-Racing RFC, France |
8 | Alix Popham (19) | Leeds RFC, England | 8 | Ovidiu Tonita | Biarritz RFC, France |
7 | Jonathan Thomas | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 7 | Costica Mersoiu | Steau Bucuresti RFC |
6 | Gavin Thomas | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 6 | George Chiriac (16t) (18) | Farul Constanta RFC |
5 | Ian Gough (18) | Newport-Gwent Dragons | 5 | Cristian Petre | Metro-Racing RFC, France |
4 | Brent Cockbain | Celtic Warriors | 4 | Sorin Socol (19) | Agen RFC, France |
3 | Ben Evans (17) | Cardiff Blues | 3 | Marcel Socaciu (17) | Rovigo RFC, Italy |
2 | Mefin Davies (Capt.) (16) | Celtic Warriors | 2 | Marius Tincu | Pau RFC, France |
1 | Paul James | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 1 | Petru Balan (16) | Biarritz RFC, France |
16 | Paul Young (2) | Newport-Gwent Dragons | 16 | D.Tudosca (6t) (1) | Metro-Racing RFC, France |
17 | Chris Anthony (3) | Newport-Gwent Dragons | 17 | Petrisor Toderasc (3) | Farul Constanta RFC |
18 | Deiniol Jones (5) | Celtic Warriors | 18 | Cezar Popescu (6) | Tarbes RFC, France |
19 | James Bater (8) | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 19 | Agustin Petrichei (4) | Perpignan RFC, France |
20 | Gareth Wyatt (13) | Celtic Warriors | 20 | Marian Tudori | Unattached |
21 | Jon Bryant (12) | Celtic Warriors | 21 | Iulian Andrei | Farul Constanta RFC |
22 | Andy Williams (9) | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 22 | Ioan Teodeorescu (10) | Universistat Cluj RFC |
COACH: Steve Hansen | COACH: Phillippe Sauton | ||||
MATCH NOTES Sources-www.planet-rugby.com, www.wru.co.uk Wales fielded their second XV against the Romanians and won comfortably. This was Wales' first international victory since November 2002. |
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