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South Africa vs Romania Prediction & Betting Tips - Rugby World Cup
by Steve Ashfield | in Rugby World Cup Predictions
Defending champions South Africa should have few problems beating Romania. The South Africans began the defence of their Rugby World Cup title with an 18-3 win over Scotland. With Ireland and Tonga to face in their final two pool matches, they should comfortably qualify for the last eight. Their next match is against the Irish side who are the top ranked team in the world. That is likely to decide who wins the pool so South Africa will be even more keen to rest players for their second match in Pool B. That has been the case and only Damian Willemse hasn't been rested, so it's virtually a different team.
Romania lost their opening pool match against Romania 82-8. They are ranked 19th in the world and that's 17 places below their opponents. They need to finish third in the pool to avoid having to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. With Scotland still to be faced that looks an almost impossible task. Romania haven't beaten a tier-one nation since 2004, the only success in the past 29 years. On both occasions it was Italy that they beat. They have more success in the European Nations Cup but have never made it out of the pool stage in the Rugby World Cup. They have won just six of the 28 games they have played in the finals with a points difference of -703. We go for South Africa to win this match on a -57.5 handicap.
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South Africa vs Romania Form
South Africa and Romania's standings in the Rugby World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117 |
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5
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -255 |
South Africa and Romania Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
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5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
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29 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
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8 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
4 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
25 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
15 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
26 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
0/2 (0%)
0/2 (0%)
2/2 (100%)
9 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
0/2 (0%)
0/2 (0%)
2/2 (100%)
9 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
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South Africa - Romania Key Points
- South Africa are ranked 17 places above their opponents.
- Heavy rain is forecasted so this may well be played in difficult conditions and keep the score down.
- Romania lost their first match by 74 points.
- Romania have lost six of their last seven games.
- Romania have lost their last three matches by an aggregate of 174 points. Two against sides ranked lower than South Africa.
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Our South Africa vs Romania Prediction
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