USA

20 - 22

Full Time

Romania

Romania vs USA

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

81'

AJ MacGinty has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

79'

Yellow Card

Alexandru Savin (Romania) is shown a yellow card

78'

Nathan Sylvia comes on.

76'

Jake Turnbull comes off.

76'

AJ MacGinty has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

76'

Yellow Card

Vlad Neculau (Romania) is shown a yellow card

75'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Fonovai Tangimana getting some game time.

71'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Dragos Ser being replaced.

71'

USA make a substitution with Luke Carty coming on.

68'

USA make a substitution with Mitch Wilson coming off.

68'

Penalty Goal

The Romania supporters go wild as Daniel Plai successfully kicks the penalty goal.

68'

Romania make a substitution with Yanis Horvat coming on.

66'

Romania make a substitution with Kamil Sobota coming off.

66'

Romania make a substitution with Gabriel Rupanu coming on.

65'

Romania make a substitution with Alin Conache coming off.

65'

USA make a substitution with Mike Sosene-Feagai coming on.

65'

USA make a substitution with Dylan Fawsitt coming off.

65'

Romania make a substitution with Daniel Plai coming on.

65'

Romania make a substitution with Hinckley Vaovasa coming off.

65'

Penalty Goal

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

65'

Romania sub Kamil Sobota comes onto the field.

62'

Andrei Mahu departs for Romania.

62'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as AJ MacGinty kicks the penalty goal.

61'

Paddy Ryan comes on for USA.

59'

Greg Peterson leaves the field.

59'

Benjamin Bonasso comes on for USA.

59'

Thomas Tu'avao leaves the field.

59'

Penalty Goal

Alin Conache adds the points for Romania.

59'

Cosmin Manole comes on.

54'

Vasile Balan comes off.

54'

Vili Helu comes on.

52'

Renger van Eerten comes off.

52'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Marius Iftimiciuc getting some game time.

49'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Yanis Horvat being replaced.

49'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Rob Irimescu getting some game time.

49'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Stefan Buruiana being replaced.

49'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Alexandru Savin getting some game time.

49'

Romania decide to make a substitution, with Iulian Hartig being replaced.

49'

Conversion

AJ MacGinty adds the two points for USA.

49'

Try

Slick passing by USA leads to a try for AJ MacGinty.

48'

Tommaso Boni sets up the try.

48'

Penalty Goal

Alin Conache kicks the penalty.

43'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Alin Conache has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

38'

Fabulous play by Romania has led to Mihai Graure being able to wriggle through a gap.

37'

Yellow Card

Thomas Tu'avao (USA) is shown a yellow card

29'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as AJ MacGinty kicks the penalty goal.

25'

Penalty Goal

Alin Conache does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Nate Augspurger took full advantage.

16'

Conversion

Alin Conache has kicked a conversion.

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Tevita Manumua leads to a try for Romania

A gap opened in the defence and Tevita Manumua took full advantage.

Paul Popoaia played a key part in that try.

Conversion

AJ MacGinty has kicked a conversion.

Try

USA are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz touching down.

We are underway as the referee Angus Mabey blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 USA v Romania 
  
 Fri 5th July 2024, 05:00pm PDT 
  
 SeatGeek Stadium 
  
 Angus Mabey

Points Flow Chart

Romania win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

29%

% Of Game In Lead

30%

93%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Savin

78'

20 - 22

Neculau

75'

20 - 22

Plai

68'

20 - 22

Conache

65'

20 - 19

MacGinty

20 - 16

61'

Conache

59'

17 - 16

MacGinty

17 - 13

49'

MacGinty

15 - 13

48'

Conache

43'

10 - 13

Half Time

Tu'avao

10 - 10

29'

MacGinty

10 - 10

25'

Conache

18'

7 - 10

Conache

7 - 7

Manumua

7 - 5

MacGinty

7 - 0

Fa'anana-Schultz

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.8

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.7

Entries

Attack Profile

USA

Romania

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Defence Profile

USA

Romania

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

61%

32%

3-6 secs

29%

46%

6+ secs

11%

22%

Rucks Won

USA vs Romania Kick Off Times & TV Channel

USA face off against Romania in Internationals on Fri 5th July 2024 at SeatGeek Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 01:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 12:00 NZST in New Zealand, 10:00 AEST in Australia and 17:00 EST in the US.

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

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, USA sits at 16 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Romania holds 22.

The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with USA in position 16 and Romania in position 22 as such USA are favourites on paper.

USA vs Romania Squads

The official squads for USA 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.