Romania

23 - 6

Full Time

Belgium

Belgium vs Romania

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee Saba Abulashvili has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Conversion

Alin Conache has kicked a conversion.

75'

Try

Eduard Cioroaba scores the try from close range.

74'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Clement Flambart getting some game time.

71'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Lucas Michiels being replaced.

71'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Curtis Moucheron getting some game time.

71'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Timothe Rifon being replaced.

71'

Romania make a substitution with Paul Popoaia coming on.

69'

Romania make a substitution with Nicolas Onutu coming off.

69'

Belgium make a substitution with Celestin Gerard coming on.

69'

Belgium make a substitution with Thomas Wallraf coming off.

69'

Romania make a substitution with Dragos Ser coming on.

68'

Romania make a substitution with Kemal Altinok coming off.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with David Upton coming on.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with Alexandre Raynier coming off.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with Basile Van Parys coming on.

68'

Belgium make a substitution with Charlesty Berguet coming off.

67'

Penalty Goal

The Romania supporters go wild as Alin Conache successfully kicks the penalty goal.

65'

Romania sub Matthew Tweddle comes onto the field.

61'

Marius Antonescu departs for Romania.

61'

Romania sub Stefan Iancu comes onto the field.

60'

Andrei Mahu departs for Romania.

60'

Paul Gerard comes on for Belgium.

59'

Arthur Smeets leaves the field.

59'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Alin Conache kicks the conversion.

58'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Kemal Altinok from scoring as they record the try for Romania.

57'

Florent Lenaertz comes on.

54'

Lucas Rassinfosse comes off.

54'

Alexandru Savin comes on.

50'

Iulian Hartig comes off.

50'

Tudor Butnariu comes on.

50'

Stefan Buruiana comes off.

50'

Florian Remue steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

50'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Arno Smets getting some game time.

47'

Belgium decide to make a substitution, with Samuel Opsomer being replaced.

47'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Daniel Plai getting some game time.

45'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Danut Jipa being replaced.

45'

Yellow Card

Arthur Smeets (Belgium) is shown a yellow card

44'

Belgium make a substitution with Alexandre Raynier coming on.

40'

Belgium make a substitution with David Upton coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

41'

Belgium sub David Upton comes onto the field.

39'

Alexandre Raynier departs for Belgium.

39'

Penalty Goal

Alin Conache has kicked a penalty goal.

39'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Florian Remue kicks the penalty goal.

27'

Penalty Goal

Florian Remue does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

16'

Gheorghe Gajion comes on for Romania.

Cosmin Manole leaves the field.

Penalty Goal

Alin Conache has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee Saba Abulashvili blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Romania v Belgium 
  
 Round 2 
  
 Sun 15th February 2026, 11:00am CST 
  
 Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu 
  
 Flo Rugby

Points Flow Chart

Romania win +17

Time in lead

Mins in lead

47%

% Of Game In Lead

15%

74%

Possession Last 10 min

26%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Conache

23 - 6

75'

Cioroaba

21 - 6

74'

Conache

16 - 6

65'

Conache

13 - 6

58'

Altinok

11 - 6

57'

Smeets

44'

6 - 6

Half Time

Conache

6 - 6

39'

Remue

27'

3 - 6

Remue

16'

3 - 3

Conache

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.8

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.5

Entries

Attack Profile

Romania

Belgium

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Defence Profile

Romania

Belgium

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

45%

64%

3-6 secs

33%

22%

6+ secs

22%

14%

Rucks Won

Romania vs Belgium Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Romania face off against Belgium in Rugby Europe Championship Round 2 on Sun 15th February 2026 at Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:00 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 19:00 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 06:00 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 09:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

Romania won the last encounter but Belgium are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Romania in position 21 and Belgium in position 22, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Romania vs Belgium Squads

The official squads for Romania vs Belgium will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.