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Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland v Romania
Rugby World Cup - Round 1
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Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland v Romania
Rugby World Cup - Round 1
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Johnny Sexton
Tadhg Beirne
Hugo Keenan
Cristian Chirica
Bundee Aki
Joe McCarthy
Hinckley Vaovasa
Jamison Gibson-Park
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland face off against Romania in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 9th September 2023 at Stade Atlantique. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:30. In South Africa it’s at 15:30 SAST, 01:30 NZST in New Zealand, 23:30 AEST in Australia and 06:30 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Romania holds 23.
The two sides are separated by 20 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 3 and Romania in position 23 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ireland 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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