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Full time7 December 1958
Italy
6–3
Romania
Stadio Municipal Libali, Catania, ItalyHead-to-head

Italy won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’PRomania penalty · Alexandru Ionescu0–3
  2. 7’PItaly penalty · Nando Barbini3–3
  3. 35’PItaly penalty · Nando Barbini6–3

Line-ups

Italy

  1. 1Franco FrelichProp
  2. 2Giancarlo NavariniHooker
  3. 3Andrea TaveggiaProp
  4. 4Ricardo SaettiSecond row
  5. 5Paolo QuintavalaSecond row
  6. 6Antonio Di ZittiFlanker
  7. 7Umberto LevoratoFlanker
  8. 8Mario PercudaniNumber 8
  9. 9Massimo BragaScrum-half
  10. 10Giancarlo BussonFly-half
  11. 11Pietro SguarioWing
  12. 12Enzo BellinazzoCentre
  13. 13Gastone BiadeneCentre
  14. 14Natale MolariWing
  15. 15Nando BarbiniFull-back

Romania

  1. 1Gheorghe ParcalabescuProp
  2. 2Paul IordachescuHooker
  3. 3Alexandru IonescuProp
  4. 4Gheorghe MelinteSecond row
  5. 5Gheorghe GraurSecond row
  6. 6Vasile MladinFlanker
  7. 7Petre NiculescuFlanker
  8. 8Dumitru ZlatoianuNumber 8
  9. 9Dumitru-Titi IonescuScrum-half
  10. 10Alexandru StanciuFly-half
  11. 11Aurel BarbuWing
  12. 12Ion IlieCentre
  13. 13Carol KramerCentre
  14. 14Ion TeodorescuWing
  15. 15Alexandru PenciuFull-back
  16. Gheorghe StanciuBench

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Context

All-time, Italy 25–16 Romania, 3 drawn in 44 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Italy going in
Romania going in

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.