Adrian Lungu

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Adrian Lungu
Date of birth (1960-09-05) 5 September 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Năvodari, Romania
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980–1995 Romania 76 (12)

Adrian Lungu (born 5 September 1960) is a Romanian former rugby union player. He played 76 times as a center or wing for the Romanian national team. He is the father of Remus Lungu, who is himself a rugby union international.

Lungu was born on 5 September 1960 in Năvodari, Constanța County. He played for CSS Locomotiva Bucuresti, [1] and then for Steaua București with whom he won two SuperLiga titles in 1980, 1981. He also played for Farul Constanţa and Dinamo București. He made his international debut against Italy in 1980. In 1993, Adrian played for Castres when they won the French championship who beat Grenoble 14-11 in the final, in a match decided by an irregular try by Castres' Gary Whetton accorded by the referee, [2] [3] alongside a try scored by Grenoble' Olivier Brouzet, which was denied by the referee as well. [4]

At international level, Lungu took part at the 1987 and 1991 World Cups before retiring at thirty-four at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa. His final game was against Australia on 3 June 1995.

After his retirement, he coached the youth team of Castres.

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References

  1. ↑ Adrian Lungu | Asociația Internaționalilor de Rugby România
  2. ↑ "Parc des Princes, Paris, 5 juin 1993". Ligue Nationale de Rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  3. ↑ Escot, Richard; Rivière, Jacques (2010). Un siècle de rugby (in French) (13th ed.). Calmann-Lévy. p. 268. ISBN   978-2-7021-4118-2.
  4. ↑ "Combien de fois Bayonne s'est imposé dans la capitale ?". Rugbyrama. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2023-08-09.


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