ROMANIA Head Coach

David Gérard

ROLE Head Coach

TEAM Romania

IN CHARGE SINCE Jan 2024

NATIONALITY French

MATCHES 18

Romania head coach since the start of 2024.

Tenure record

as of 18 Jul 2026

18PLAYED

6WON

1DRAWN

11LOST

33.3%WIN RATE

415 points scored · 591 conceded · -176 difference

RECENT WSamoa38–37 DUruguay36–36 LChile31–48 LSpain23–29 LGeorgia30–53 LPortugal7–44

By competition

Rugby Europe Championship 10P · 4W · 0D · 6L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Spain 15 Mar 2026 H 23–29 L Georgia 8 Mar 2026 A 30–53 L Portugal 22 Feb 2026 A 7–44 L Belgium 15 Feb 2026 H 23–6 W Germany 8 Feb 2026 A 24–30 L Portugal 16 Mar 2025 A 21–7 W Georgia 2 Mar 2025 A 5–43 L Portugal 15 Feb 2025 H 6–34 L Belgium 8 Feb 2025 A 31–14 W Germany 31 Jan 2025 H 48–10 W

Int. Friendly Games 5P · 1W · 0D · 4L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Uruguay 22 Nov 2025 H 21–31 L USA 15 Nov 2025 H 18–26 L Canada 8 Nov 2025 H 31–21 W Argentina XV 18 Jul 2025 A 14–52 L Uruguay 12 Jul 2025 A 8–70 L

Nations Cup 3P · 1W · 1D · 1L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Samoa 18 Jul 2026 A 38–37 W Uruguay 11 Jul 2026 A 36–36 D Chile 4 Jul 2026 A 31–48 L

DATA NOTES

David Gérard has overseen 18 completed Romania matches in our database since January 2025 — 6 won, 1 drawn, 11 lost. That is a 33.3% win rate, with 415 points scored and 591 conceded.

Records are computed from the WeTalkRugby match database and cover matches we hold data for within this tenure. They are not an official all-time record.

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About David Gérard

David Gérard took charge of Romania at the beginning of 2024, succeeding Eugen Apjok at the end of the previous year. A French coach with a background in the domestic professional leagues, he has overseen the Stejarii through the Rugby Europe Championship and the World Rugby Nations Cup, competing in the same tier-two European group as Georgia, Portugal and Spain.