Birth name | Florin-Cornel Tatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 July 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sibiu, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Universitatea Ecologică din București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornel Tatu (born 12 July 1983 in Sibiu), is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a flanker. [1] [2]
During his career, Tatu played mostly for Steaua București in Romania and for București Wolves a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. He ended his career at Stejarul Buzău. [3]
Tatu gathered 12 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2003 against Argentina to his last game in 2013 against Spain. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played a single match in Pool A against Argentina, which was his debut for the Oaks.
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