Summary

  • Result: Canada 15-17 Romania

  • Romania recover from 15-0 behind after 52mins

  • Canada's Van Der Merwe scores his fourth try

  • Get Involved via #bbcrugby

  1. Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Canada 15-7 Romania

    Romania are belatedly forcing the Canadian defence into some hard graft. However, such has been Canada's overall dominance, four of the top five tacklers have all been wearing white shirts. Overall Romania have been forced into making 109 tackles, compared to the 74 by their opponents.

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  2. Canada 15-7 Romaniapublished at 65 mins

    Canada have been penned back for the last five minutes. They are ducking, diving and just about surviving. Jeff Hassler gets back to touch the ball down as it squirts out the back of the scrum. Drop-out 22m and another chance to plot an escape route out of their own defensive quarter. 

    Catalin Fercu of RomaniaImage source, Getty Images
  3. Canada 15-7 Romaniapublished at 63 mins

    Romania have taken out a Canadian jumper in the line-out. Wayne Barnes is not having any of that. Oh no.

    The stray Romanian hand costs his side a penalty and Canada clear their lines.

  4. Canada 15-7 Romaniapublished at 61 mins

    Canada hold out. For now.

    The Cannucks keep going low and hard to chop down the Oaks, but Aaron Carpenter has not rolled away.

    Wayne Barnes awards another penalty and Romania kick into the corner.

  5. Canadian complacencypublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Canada 15-7 Romania

    Owen Phillips
    BBC Sport Online

    It all went a bit quiet after that Jeff Hassler score. The Canadian contingent enjoyed the moment but there seemed to be a feeling that a 15-0 lead was a case of job done.

    A couple of threatening moments by the Romanians stirred both sets of fans - and the neutrals - and that forwards' try has surely ended any Canadian complacency.

    Jeff Hassler runsImage source, AFP
  6. Canada 15-7 Romaniapublished at 60 mins

    A chorus of Swing Low rings around Leicester City Stadium.

    A plaintive cry rather than a victory holler after England's exit at the weekend.

    Romania are building well. Captain Mihai Macovei rumbles up to within five metres.

  7. Postpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Canada 15-7 Romania

    Romania are finally making a contest of this. Remember, Canada had almost 75% of possession in the opening half an hour and were virtually camped inside the Romanian half. But, as the latest stats show, Romania are hanging on to the ball more and enjoying a greater share of territory.

    Rugby World CupImage source, Opta
  8. Missed penaltypublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Canada 15-7 Romania

    Canada fly-half Nathan Hirayama's kick has the power, but its flight goes wonky over the final few metres, dragging just wide of the posts.  

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

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    Andrew Priestley: DTH van der Merwe is a great try scorer, he always has been. The Scarlets have done a great bit of business getting him in.

    The Canadian winger joined the Scarlets from Glasgow Warriors this season.

    Get involved and let us know your thoughts on the match on Twitter via #bbcrugby., external

    van der MerweImage source, AFP
  10. converted try

    Converted trypublished at 52 mins

    Canada 15-7 Romania (Macovei, con Surugiu)

    Oh yes. Older school that parachute pants.

    The whole of the Romania team wedge themselves in behind the catcher and start chasing up their toes to get the rolling maul motoring.

    Mihai Macovei emerges from the depths to claim the try.  

    Romania players celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  11. Canada 15-0 Romaniapublished at 51 mins

    Romania with a line-out throw, five metres from the Canada line.

    Can they make this stick?

    Viorel LucaciImage source, Getty Images
  12. Replacementpublished at 50 mins

    Canada 15-0 Romania

    A raft of changes, with both sides mixing it up as we tick past the 50-minute mark.

    Gordon McRorie, Nick Blevins and Hubert Buydens off for Canada,Phil Mack, Conor Trainor and Djustice Sears-Duru on.

    Romania swap out fly-half Michael Wiringi for Csaba Gal. Prop Andrei Ursache is replaced by Andrei Ursache as well.

  13. Canada 15-0 Romaniapublished at 48 mins

    A scrappy old affair out there. Romania forced to run the ball in the search for a way back into the match. A running game is not a strong game for the Oaks though.

    Florin Surugiu gets frustrated and attempts to mix it up with a chip ahead but his kick strays long.  

  14. DTH in good companypublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Canada 15-0 Romania

    DTH van der Merwe, who has now scored in all four of Canada's pool matches, is in good company....

  15. converted try

    Converted trypublished at 43 mins

    Canada 15-0 Romania (Hassler, con Hirayama )

    Jeff Hassler is going to get an RSI in that hand-off arm.

    The Canada plant palm sandwiches square in the chest of Valentin Calafeteanu and Catalin Fercu and bustles over from a neat delayed inside pass from Aaron Carpenter.

    Nathan Hirayama converts from in front.  

    Jeff Hassler of CanadaImage source, Getty Images
  16. Canada 8-0 Romaniapublished at 42 mins

    Canada wing Jeff Hassler - a Tasmanian devil of tangled hair and piston-like hand-offs - bustles his way into the Romania 22m.

    He is hauled down but Canada have the put-in at the scrum.

    Jeff HasslerImage source, AFP
  17. Kick-offpublished at 41 mins

    Canada 8-0 Romania

    The rain has finally stopped. The two sets of teams look like the proverbial drowned rats, but we are back up and running again.

  18. Canada 8-0 Romaniapublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Who needs Wembley's arch when Leicester City Stadium comes with its own jauntier, if temporary, bit of overhead architecture?

    Rainbow at MK DonsImage source, Getty Images
  19. Half-timepublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Canada 8-0 Romania

  20. Postpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 6 October 2015

    Canada 8-0 Romania

    Gordon McRorie might want to dig around in his kitbag at half-time - to find his shooting boots. The Canada scrum-half's fourth attempt at the posts, after Van der Merwe's try, was a cleaner strike but he is still to land a kick from out wide.

    Canada 8-0 RomaniaImage source, Opta