Alexandru Țăruș

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Alexandru Țăruș
Alexandru Tarus 2015.jpg
Țăruș during a press conference before departing for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Birth nameAlexandru Mihai Țăruș
Date of birth (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Braşov, Romania
Height6 ft 0.4 in (1.84 m)
Weight275 lb (19 st 9 lb; 125 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
RC Braşov ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2011 Steaua București 0 (0)
2011−2012 CSU Aurel Vlaicu Arad ()
2012–2015 Timișoara Saracens 41 (0)
2013–2014 →București Wolves 6 (0)
2015–2017 Béziers 42 (15)
2017–2019 Sale Sharks 34 (5)
2019−2021 Zebre 16 (0)
2021−2023 Rouen 13 (0)
2023- SCM Timisoara 0 (0)
Correct as of 18 Feb 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 Romania Under 20 4 (0)
2013– Romania 39 (0)
Correct as of 3 July 2021

Alexandru Mihai Țăruș (born 9 May 1989) [1] is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop and he currently plays for SCM Timisoara [2]

He was formed as a player at RC Braşov. As a junior player he won the Junior World Cup (2009) with the National U20 Team in Kenya. He played for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship.[ citation needed ]

After playing for Romania Under 20 in 2009, from 2013 Tarus was named in the Romania squad. He has 9 caps for Romania, since his debut at the 30-8 win over Argentina Jaguars in Bucharest at 12 June 2013, for the IRB Nations Cup. He was called for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games as a substitute but without scoring. He still has to score his first international points.[ citation needed ]

On 10 April 2017, Țăruș travels to England to join Aviva Premiership side Sale Sharks on a two-year contract ahead of the 2017-18 season. [3]

On 15 April 2019, Tarus left Sale Sharks to join Italian club Zebre in the Pro14 from the 2019-20 season to 2020-21 season. [4] [5] [6]

In 2023 Țăruș returned in the Liga Națională de Rugby at his former team, SCM Timișoara.

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References

  1. ↑ "Alexandru Mihai ȚĂRUȘ". RC Timişoara . Retrieved 25 February 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Rouen s'offre le pilier roumain Alexandru Tarus". Rugbyrama (in French). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sale Sharks sign Romania international prop Alexandru Tarus from next season". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Alexandru Tarus: Sale Sharks prop to join Italian club Zebre Rugby". BBC Sport. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Il nazionale romeno Tarus è il nuovo pilone destro delle Zebre fino al 2021". Zebre (in Italian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Le Zebre Rugby salutano otto giocatori che lasciano il club". Zebre (in Italian). 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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