 Macovei representing Romania during the Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Gura Humorului, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Bogdan Vodă University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mihai Macovei (born 29 October 1986) is a Romanian professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for National Division 2 club Bassin d'Arcachon and captains the Romania national team. [1]
He represented Romania in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and, following the retirement of Marius Țincu, was named captain for the 2015 tournament and has of 2022 captained the Oaks 68 times. He went on to be Romania's star performer in the pool stages, scoring two tries in the Oaks' dramatic comeback victory against Canada.
In 2022 Macovei became the fifth Romanian test centurion, earning his 100th international appearance in the defeat against Samoa [2] in the 2022 autumn internationals. [3]
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