Romania face off against Russia in Rugby Europe Championship on Sat 5th February 2022 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:30. In South Africa it’s at 14:30 SAST, 01:30 NZST in New Zealand, 23:30 AEST in Australia and 04:30 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 Russia holds 32.
The two sides are separated by 10 places in the rankings with Romania in position 22 and Russia in position 32 as such Romania are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Romania vs Russia 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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