Romania
38 - 43
Full Time
Tonga
Romania vs Tonga
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Match Information
Romania v Tonga 
World Rugby Nations Cup - Round 4 
Fri 6th November 2026, 06:30pm SAST 
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf 
Angus Gardner Head to Head
Wins
2 Wins
2 Average Points scored
First try wins
50%
Home team wins
75%
Team Form
Last 5 Games
38-43
37-38
36-36
48-31
23-29
38-43
28-32
19-32
36-26
56-0
Match Information
Romania v Tonga World Rugby Nations Cup - Round 4 Fri 6th November 2026, 06:30pm SAST Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Angus Gardner Points Flow Chart
10
Mins in lead
67
12%
% Of Game In Lead
83%
89%
Possession Last 10 min
11%
7
Points Last 10 min
2
Key Events
Full Time
Rupanu
38-43 79'
Gajion
36-43 79'
Pellegrini
71' 31-43
Taufa
70' 31-41
Rupanu
31-36 65'
Gajion
29-36 64'
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
2.7
22m Entries
14
Avg. Points Scored
3.6
22m Entries
11
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last Penalties
Key Players
13
Points 
Patrick Pellegrini 2
Tries 
Gheorge Gajion 10
Carries 
Marius Simionescu 12
Tackles Completed 
Adrian Motoc 3
Line Breaks 
Nicolas Onutu 1
Turnovers Won 
Adrian Mitu 7
Defenders Beaten Marius Simionescu 44
Successful Passes 
Siaosi Nginingini Live Updates
That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Gabriel Rupanu has scored the conversion 79'
Try
Gheorghe Gajion scores a try for Romania 79'
Ziggy Fisi'ihoi leaves the field and Phil Kite comes on
78'
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Romania vs Tonga Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Romania face off against Tonga in World Rugby Nations Cup Round 4 on Fri 6th November 2026 at Stadionul Arcul de Triumf. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 05:30 NZST in New Zealand, 03:30 AEST in Australia and 08:30 EST in the US.
Tonga won the last encounter but Tonga are in the best form of their last 5 games.
World Rankings
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Tonga in position 19 and Romania in position 21, underlining just how tight this match could be.
Romania vs Tonga Squads
The official squads for Romania vs Tonga will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.
