Tonita steps up from the bench in one of eight changes made by coach Lynn Howells to the starting team that lost 38-11 to France in their Pool D opener on Wednesday.
Tonita has played in all Romania's last 13 matches in the tournament going back to 2003.
Romania: 1-Andrei Ursache, 2-Andrei Radoi, 3-Paulica Ion, 4-Valentin Poparlan, 5-Ovidiu Tonita, 6-Valentin Ursache, 7-Mihai Macovei (captain), 8-Daniel Carpo, 9-Valentin Calafeteanu, 10- Michael Wiringi, 11-Ionut Botezatu, 12-Csaba Gal, 13-Paula Kinikinilau, 14-Adrian Apostol, 15-Catalin Fercu
Replacements: 16-Mihaita Lazar, 17-Otar Turashvili, 18-Alexandru Tarus, 19-Johannes van Heerden, 20-Stelian Burcea,
21-Florin Surugiu, 22-Florin Ionita, 23-Florin Vlaicu
(Reporting by Justin Palmer, editing by Ed Osmond)
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