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24-715: At the end of the 2003-2004 season, both champions Dinamo Bucharest and runners-up Steaua Bucharest declined the opportunity to take part in European competitions next season, mainly for financial reasons. With this in mind, the Romanian Rugby Federation decided to patch things up and create a new representative team based in Bucharest named "Selecționata București" (which could be translated as "Bucharest Representative Team") or simply "București" (translated as "Bucharest") in order to be more competitive on

48-706: A significant defeat against Leeds with a score 0-47. During the 2010–11 season , they once again achieved the single victory feat in the pool stage of the Amlin Challenge Cup and also showcased an impressive performance at home against the esteemed French team, Stade Francais . Bucharest Oaks secured a narrow 20-19 win versus Crociati , with a try scored by Catalin Nicolae and five penalties successfully executed by Danut Dumbrava . Despite scoring two tries through Madalin Lemnaru and Stelian Burcea in

72-525: A thrilling 23-23 draw against Gran Parma , with Stelian Burcea , Costica Mersoiu , and Vasile Rus scoring successful attempts. In the rematch, they narrowly won 21-20, with Gheorghita Bigiu and Ionut Dimofte each managing a try, and Florin Vlaicu contributing a conversion and three penalty kicks. Their second victory came against the French team Montauban , with a final score of 19-17. Dimofte scored

96-613: A try, which was converted by Vlaicu , who also added points from four penalty kicks. It is worth noting that the Romanian international Bogdan Balan played for the opposing team. Starting from the 2008-2009 season , the Bucharest Representative Team underwent a transformation and became known as the Bucharest Oaks. Competing alongside Bourgoin , Worcester , and Petrarca Padova , their performance

120-700: The 2006-07 season , the Romanians had a commendable performance in their group matches against Newport Dragons , Bristol , and Bayonne . They achieved a notable victory against Bayonne in Bucharest with a final score of 32-27, despite being behind 12-17 at halftime. Catalin Dascalu , Costica Mersoiu , and Catalin Fercu each scored a try, with Fercu 's last one proving to be decisive. However, they faced defeats against Newport with scores of 29-39 and 10-66, and against Bristol with scores of 3-27 and 19-33. In

144-526: The Amlin Challenge Cup , the Bucharest Wolves were placed in a group alongside Bath , Agen , and Calvisano . Throughout the tournament, they were able to secure 2 wins out of 6 matches. One notable triumph was their victory against the French team Agen , which took place in Bucharest on December 8, 2012. This thrilling game was filled with intense moments, and it was ultimately decided by Florin Vlaicu 's remarkable penalty kick from 45 meters on

168-627: The Romanian national team , also referred as "The Oaks." In the 2011-2012 edition of the Amlin Challenge Cup , the Bucharest Wolves were placed in a group with Stade Francais , Worcester , and Crociati and managed to secure two victories against the Italians. At the Arcul de Triumf stadium , they won 34-7 and obtained the offensive bonus thanks to Adrian Apostol 's hat-trick and Florin Vlaicu 's four successful conversions and two penalty kicks. In

192-525: The 74th minute, leading the Oaks to a triumphant 17-15 victory. In the 2009-10 edition , Bucharest Oaks secured just one victory. They emerged triumphant against Overmach Parma with a score of 21-9. The points were scored by Csaba Gal and Cosmin Ratiu through tries, Florin Vlaicu with a conversion and two penalties, and Ionut Dimofte with a drop goal. The Oaks also put up a commendable performance against

216-572: The Bucharest Representative Team played their debut match at the Steaua stadium in Ghencea and emerged victorious with a score of 18-15. Even with Valentin Ursache 's red card elimination, the Romanians managed to achieve victory with points scored by Ion Teodorescu 's try, Iulian Andrei 's two penalties, and a transformation from a penalty try granted at the beginning of the second half. However, in

240-410: The French team Bourgoin , narrowly losing with a score of 19-21 at the end of the game, after being tied 13-13 at halftime. A similar scenario unfolded in their match against Leeds at home, where they were leading 6-3 until the 70th minute but eventually lost with a score of 6-10. However, they experienced losses against Bourgoin resulting in a score of 15-33, Parma resulting in a score of 9-16 and

264-402: The Romanian side was placed in a group alongside Gloucester , Bayonne , and Toulon . Despite facing five defeats, they experienced a notable triumph at Stade Félix Mayol against Toulon , securing a 23-17 victory. Players like Fercu , Ratiu , and Fercu once again, successfully scored three tries, with the last one being the decisive moment just three minutes before the game concluded. In

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288-1132: The centre Mihai Graure, while four penalties were successfully executed by Jondre Williams. Props Hookers Locks Back row Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wings Fullbacks 2007%E2%80%9308 European Challenge Cup 2007–08 European Challenge Cup Tournament details Countries [REDACTED]   England [REDACTED]   France [REDACTED]   Ireland [REDACTED]   Italy [REDACTED]   Romania [REDACTED]   Spain Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout Date 8 November 2007 – 25 May 2008 Tournament statistics Top point scorer(s) Olly Barkley (Bath) (91 points) Top try scorer(s) Ollie Phillips (Newcastle) (8 tries) Final Champions [REDACTED] Bath (1st title) Runners-up [REDACTED] Worcester Warriors ←  2006–07 (Previous) (Next) 2008–09  → The 2007–08 European Challenge Cup

312-463: The first division of Romanian rugby. They are the second most successful rugby union team in Romania with 16 championship titles, 13 cup titles and even a Champions League title to their name. After a pause of 15 years, Dinamo won the 2023 Liga Națională de Rugby season , denying rival CSM Știința Baia Mare a 5th historic consecutive title. The Dinamo București rugby club was founded in 1949, under

336-411: The international stage. Essentially, the idea was to create a team that would bring together the most valuable rugby players from the domestic championship and test them, give them a chance to prove they could be part of the senior national rugby team, as well as providing some international experience for the up and coming local players. For this reason, the team was also known as "Romania A", a label that

360-555: The left side, resulting in a final score of 25-22. Props Hookers Locks Back row Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wings Fullbacks The current coaching staff of the Romanian Wolves: CS Dinamo Bucure%C8%99ti (rugby union) CS Dinamo București is a professional Romanian rugby union club from Bucharest , which plays in the Liga Națională de Rugby ,

384-406: The match against Bayonne , the Bucharest Representative Team fought hard but ultimately conceded with a score of 38-31, although Fercu managed to score three tries. During the 2007-2008 season , Selectionata Bucuresti had their most successful participation on record. They achieved two victories and a draw in a group that included Worcester , Gran Parma , and Montauban . In Italy , they had

408-451: The match against Stade Francais , they ultimately had to accept defeat with a score of 20-29. Stade Francais boasted a formidable lineup including renowned players like Hugo Bonneval , Pascal Papé , Sergio Parisse , Julien Dupuy , and Mathieu Bastareaud . In the summer of 2011, the Romanian Rugby Federation announced that they've decided to change the team's name from Bucharest Oaks to Bucharest Wolves in order to avoid confusion with

432-519: The nation’s capital, Bucharest , the Dinamo București side had traditionally consisted of members drawn from the ranks of the civil service and/or police. Along with the army side, Steaua, the Dinamo team is one of the nation’s top rugby union outfits. Dinamo won their most recent title in the 2023 Liga Națională de Rugby season , defeating CSM Știința Baia Mare 17-13. Their only try was scored by

456-461: The return game, they replicated the same performance with a 26-13 victory, this time with Apostol , Flavius Dobre , and Florin Surugiu 's double ensuring the offensive bonus. It's worth noting their impressive performance against Worcester in Bucharest , where they led 13-12 until the last quarter of the game, but unfortunately conceded two attempts and lost 13-24. In the 2012-2013 edition of

480-483: The return match, Romania A lost with a score of 32-21, resulting in their failure to qualify for the next round. Despite Lacatus and Teodorescu 's two attempts, the team paid tribute to indiscipline, yellow cards being given to Alexandru Lacatus , Cornel Tatu , and Florin Poenaru . From the 2005-06 season onwards, the Bucharest Representative Team took part in the Amlin Challenge Cup . In this particular edition,

504-547: The wing of the CS Dinamo București sports club that had been founded by the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs the previous year. Along with Steaua București and Grivița Roșie București (their two local-town rivals), they had dominated the 1950s scene in Romanian rugby as they won 3 Romanian Championships in 1951, 1952 and 1956, while also winning the Romanian cup twice in 1954 and in 1959. Located in

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528-597: Was fairly used in the Romanian sports media during the early years of the team's existence. The 2004-2005 season marked the Bucharest Representative Team's debut in Europe , albeit not in the European Challenge Cup , which they were eligible for after Dinamo Bucharest withdrew, but rather in the European Shield . They played Leonessa Rugby from Italy in the opening round. On December 5, 2004,

552-466: Was rather lackluster, with only one victory achieved during an away match against Padova . During the home game, we unfortunately succumbed to the Italians with a score of 14-20, as they managed to secure one try and Ludovic Mercier successfully converted five penalties. However, in a thrilling match held in Italy , Florin Vlaicu emerged as the hero by securing the winning points through a penalty kick in

576-6626: Was the 12th year of the European Challenge Cup , the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup . The tournament was held between November 2007 and May 2008. Pool stage [ edit ] Main article: 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage Pool 1 [ edit ] Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts [REDACTED] Bath Rugby 6 6 0 0 28 6 +22 203 65 +138 5 0 29 [REDACTED] Auch 6 3 0 3 11 19 −8 109 147 −38 1 1 14 [REDACTED] Albi 6 2 0 4 15 21 −6 130 177 −47 1 2 11 [REDACTED] Overmach Parma 6 1 0 5 10 18 −8 104 157 −53 0 3 7 Pool 2 [ edit ] Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts [REDACTED] Worcester Warriors 6 6 0 0 36 6 +30 245 49 +196 5 0 29 [REDACTED] Montauban 6 3 0 3 28 12 +16 175 113 +62 3 1 16 [REDACTED] București 6 2 1 3 7 22 −15 77 158 −81 0 0 10 [REDACTED] Gran Parma 6 0 1 5 7 38 −31 82 259 −177 0 1 3 Pool 3 [ edit ] Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts [REDACTED] Newcastle Falcons 6 5 0 1 34 3 +31 264 57 +207 3 1 24 [REDACTED] Brive 6 4 0 2 21 5 +16 179 73 +106 3 2 20 [REDACTED] Connacht 6 3 0 3 25 10 +15 172 97 +75 2 1 15 [REDACTED] El Salvador 6 0 0 6 3 65 −62 26 414 −388 0 0 0 Pool 4 [ edit ] Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts [REDACTED] Sale Sharks 6 5 1 0 34 8 +26 244 62 +182 5 0 27 [REDACTED] Montpellier 6 4 1 1 12 14 −2 114 115 −1 1 0 19 [REDACTED] Bayonne 6 1 0 5 16 20 −4 100 164 −64 2 2 8 [REDACTED] Petrarca Padova 6 1 0 5 7 27 −20 73 190 −117 0 1 5 Pool 5 [ edit ] Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts [REDACTED] Castres Olympique 6 5 0 1 19 12 +7 160 105 +55 1 0 21 [REDACTED] Leeds Carnegie 6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 157 101 +56 2 1 19 [REDACTED] Calvisano 6 2 0 4 13 29 −16 123 200 −77 1 0 9 [REDACTED] Dax 6 1 0 5 15 14 +1 109 143 −34 1 3 7 Seeding and runners-up [ edit ] Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/- 1 [REDACTED] Worcester Warriors 29 36 +196 2 [REDACTED] Bath 29 28 +138 3 [REDACTED] Sale Sharks 27 34 +182 4 [REDACTED] Newcastle Falcons 24 34 +207 5 [REDACTED] Castres Olympique 21 19 +55 Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/- 6 [REDACTED] Brive 20 21 +106 7 [REDACTED] Leeds Carnegie 19 18 +56 8 [REDACTED] Montpellier 19 12 −1 – [REDACTED] Montauban 16 28 +62 – [REDACTED] Auch 14 11 −38 Knockout stage [ edit ] Quarter-finals [ edit ] 4 April 2008 19:30 Sale Sharks [REDACTED] 49–24 [REDACTED] Brive Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,192 5 April 2008 14:15 Bath [REDACTED] 57–5 [REDACTED] Leeds Carnegie Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,569 5 April 2008 15:00 Worcester Warriors [REDACTED] 36–26 [REDACTED] Montpellier Sixways Stadium Attendance: 5,210 5 April 2008 20:00 Newcastle Falcons [REDACTED] 40–13 [REDACTED] Castres Olympique Kingston Park Attendance: 6,005 Semi-finals [ edit ] 25 April 2008 20:00 Worcester Warriors [REDACTED] 31–16 [REDACTED] Newcastle Falcons Sixways Stadium Attendance: 6,795 26 April 2008 12:30 Bath [REDACTED] 36–14 [REDACTED] Sale Sharks Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,216 Final [ edit ] 25 May 2008 12:00 Bath [REDACTED] 24–16 [REDACTED] Worcester Warriors Tries: Fa'amatuainu 31' c Abendanon 35' m Con: Barkley (1/2) 32' Pen: Barkley 15', 53' James 75' Drop: Barkley 67' Report Try: Delport 79' c Con: Carlisle (1/1) 79' Pen: Drahm 23', 39', 45' Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 16,157 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) See also [ edit ] European Challenge Cup 2007-08 Heineken Cup External links [ edit ] 2007/08 European Challenge results v t e EPCR Challenge Cup Organised by European Professional Club Rugby Formerly

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