Romania has just the one new player in what is its strongest available team for Saturday's Rugby World Cup clash against the All Blacks.

Thirteen of the 15 players who faced Italy in Romania’s tournament opener will start the match, with the only two changes forced through injury.

21-year-old winger Stefan Ciuntu is poised to make his international debut after being called from Bucharest last week to replace Ionut Tofan who returned home with a torn bicep.

"For a rugby player this is a unique moment in my career. It's something unforgettable, and I'm very happy," Ciuntu said.

"For me, they are all heroes, but especially Joe Rokocoko. I hope to meet him as my opposite number and defend well against him."

The Oaks pushed Italy 18-24 at Marseille but have struggled since, losing 0-42 to Scotland and only narrowly defeating Portugal 14-10. They had a pre-World Cup goal of winning two Pool games so will need to beat the All Blacks in order to do so.

Hooker Marius Tincu backed his big pack to at least be on the pace.

"If we get into their 22, maybe we can try to put our strong points forward - our forwards," he said.

"I've played three games at this World Cup and every game our scrum is good. But New Zealand's is good too.