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Cristian Chirica Performance Analysis
Rugby World Cup 2023
Cristian Chirica featured in 3 matches during the 2023 Rugby World Cup, representing Romania. Results included 0 wins and 3 losses.
Cristian Chirica represented Romania at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, where Romania were eliminated at the Pool stage.
Cristian Chirica played 199 minutes across the Rugby World Cup 2023. In attack he made 103m with ball in hand, beating 2 defenders and scoring 0 tries. Defensively he completed 35 tackles at a rate of 11.67 per game.
In the Rugby World Cup 2023, Cristian Chirica completed 6 passes at an accuracy of 86%, contributing 0 try assists and making 30 touches.
