Sports weekend
The latest from men's and women's handball, rugby and football
Eugen Nasta, 22.11.2024, 13:45
Romania’s men’s handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday sustained a 29-38 away defeat by German opponents Fuchse Berlin, in a fixture counting towards Champions league’s Group A. Fuchse got their revenge in the wake of their seven-goal defeat three weeks ago in Bucharest, 31-38.
According to the as-it-stands table, Dinamo are 4th-placed, with 10 points in 8 games played, Holders Dinamo’s next scheduled fixture on November 28 is the away game against 3rd-placed team Sporting Lisbon.
Romania’s national women’s handball team later this week play its games in the Golden League friendly tournament, hosted by Denmark. On Thursday in their first match in Randers, The Netherlands trounced Romania, 41-26. Florentin Pera’s trainees will next play Denmark and Norway.
The European Championship kick-starts next weekend, with fixtured in Hungary, Austria and Switzerland. In Group B, Romania will be rubbing shoulders with Montenegro, Serbia and the Czech Republic and will play its fixtures in Debrecen.
Later this week in Bucharest, Romania’s national rugby squad are pitted against Uruguay, in a test-match. We recall the Romanian national rugby team won both friendlies they played this fall. Two weeks ago, David Gerard’s trainees defeated Tonga, 25-15, also defeating Canada this past Saturday, 35-27.
Matches counting towards the domestic football championship’s 17th round are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe play Gloria Bistriţa , while Farul Constanţa face Oţelul Galaţi. On Saturday in Sibiu, FC Hermannstadt face Universitatea Cluj, while CFR Cluj play a home game against Rapid Bucharest.
On Sunday, FCSB on the National Arena in Bucharest go against Unirea Slobozia, while in Ploiesti, Petrolul play Dinamo Bucharest. The 17th round’s last two fixtures are scheduled on Monday, when FC Botosani take on Poli Iasi, while UTA play Universitatea Craiova.
Universitatea Cluj are at the top of the table with 30 points, followed by CFR Cluj, with 27.
