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Germany face off against Romania in Rugby Europe Championship Round 1 on Sun 8th February 2026 at Auestadion. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.
Romania won the last encounter but Romania are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Romania sits at 22 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Germany holds 35.
The two sides are separated by 13 places in the rankings with Germany in position 35 and Romania in position 22 as such Romania are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Germany vs Romania will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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