Full time19 May 1957
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, RomaniaHead-to-head
France won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –PRomania penalty · Dumitru-Titi Ionescu3–0
- –PRomania penalty · Alexandru Penciu6–0
- –PRomania penalty · Alexandru Penciu9–0
- –DRomania drop goal · Dumitru-Titi Ionescu12–0
- –DRomania drop goal · Alexandru Penciu15–0
- –PFrance penalty · Michel Vannier15–3
- –PFrance penalty · Michel Vannier15–6
- –PFrance penalty · Michel Vannier15–9
- –PFrance penalty · Michel Vannier15–12
- –TFrance try · Christian Vignes15–15
- –DFrance drop goal · Michel Vannier15–18
Line-ups
Romania
- 1Alexandru TeofiloviciProp
- 2Paul IordachescuHooker
- 3Lica CoterProp
- 4Anastase MarinacheSecond row
- 5Margarit BlagescuSecond row
- 6Viorel MorariuFlanker
- 7Ion FlorescuFlanker
- 8Alexandru PalosanuNumber 8
- 9Dumitru-Titi IonescuScrum-half
- 10Rene ChiriacFly-half
- 11Alexandru PenciuWing
- 12Radu NanuCentre
- 13Ion IlieCentre
- 14Constantin BarascuWing
- 15Petre BudaFull-back
France
- 1Thomas ManterolaProp
- 2Robert VigierHooker
- 3Amedee DomenechProp
- 4Rene NormandSecond row
- 5Michel HocheSecond row
- 6Jean BartheFlanker
- 7Michel CrausteFlanker
- 8Francois MonclaNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Andre HagetFly-half
- 11Gerard MauduyWing
- 12Christian VignesCentre
- 13Maurice PratCentre
- 14Christian DarrouyWing
- 15Michel VannierFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Romania 8–43 France, 2 drawn in 53 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Romania going in
France going in
- Previous meeting: 16 May 1938, Romania 8–11 France
- Next meeting on record: 15 December 1957
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.