Without Vadim Cobalas, Oleg Prepelita and brothers Dumitru and Victor Arhip, the national rugby team of Moldova didn’t have chances to win the match against Portugal’s squad, of the European Nations Cup, Trophy Division, IPN reports.
Portugal demolished Moldova 59-0 and has a maximum score after four matches played. The score after the first half was 28-0. Moldova suffered the third consecutive defeat, after the losses in the Netherlands and Switzerland.
The team trained by Sergiu Motoc plays the next game against Poland in Anenii Noi on March 18. Moldova so far has scored only one victory, in the first match of the current qualifying competition, 54-15 against Ukraine.