title: 1979 Romania rugby union tour of Wales
text: # 1979 Romania rugby union tour of Wales
  
  The 1979 Romania rugby union tour of Wales was a series of five matches played by the Romania national rugby union team in Wales in September and October 1979. The Romanian team won four of their tour matches and lost the fifth, against a full-strength Welsh national side, by only a single point. Wales were the reigning Five Nations champions at the time although they designated their team Wales XV for the game and did not award full international caps.
  
  ## Matches
  
      Scores and results list Romania's points tally first.
  
  | Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ebbw Vale | 12 | 0 | 22 September | Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale |
  | Pontypridd | 9 | 3 | 26 September | Sardis Road, Pontypridd |
  | North Wales | 38 | 15 | 29 September | Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay |
  | West Wales | 15 | 11 | 2 October | Stradey Park, Llanelli |
  | Wales XV | 12 | 13 | 6 October | National Stadium, Cardiff |
  
  ## Touring party
  
  * Manager: Viorel Morariu
  * Assistant manager: Valeriu Irimescu
  * Captain: Gheorghe Dumitru
  
  ### Backs
  
  * Dumitru Alexandru
  * Marian Aldea
  * Olimpiu Becheș
  * Mihai Bucos
  * Ion Constantin
  * Mihai Holban
  * Mircea Paraschiv
  * Eduard Suciu
  * Teodorin Tudose
  * Ion Zafiescu
  
  ### Forwards
  
  * Pompiliu Borș
  * Ion Bucan
  * Gheorghe Caragea
  * Nicolae Cioarec
  * Constantin Dinu
  * Gheorghe Dumitru
  * Dan Florea
  * Marin Ionescu
  * Mircea Munteanu
  * Florică Murariu
  * Mircea Ortelecan
  * Ion Pintea
  * Corneliu Scarlat
  * Enciu Stoica
  