Iulian Andrei

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Iulian Andrei
Birth nameIulian Andrei
Date of birth (1974-07-28) 28 July 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2009 Steaua București ? (?)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–2009 București Wolves 8 (28)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–2008 Romania 22 (2)

Iulian Andrei (born 28 July 1974 in Bucharest) is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. [1]

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Club career

During his career, Andrei 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. [2]

International career

Andrei gathered 22 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2003 against Czech Republic to his last game in 2008 against Russia. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played three matches in Pool A against Ireland, Argentina and Namibia.

Honours

Steaua București

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