Nicolas Onuțu

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Nicolas Onuțu
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Onuțu with Romania in 2023
Full nameNicolas Onuțu
Born (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 29)
Guilherand-Granges, France [1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
University Joseph Fourier University
Notable relative(s)Viorel Onuțu (father)
Julien Onuțu (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Wing
Current team CS Annonay
Youth career
Valence Sportif
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–16 ROC La Voulte-Valence 13 (15)
2016–17 SC Royannais
2017–18 CS Vienne 14 (20)
2018–19 CSM București 10 (25)
2019–23 CS Vienne 37 (55)
2023– CS Annonay
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Romania 21 (5)

Nicolas Onuțu (born 27 December 1995 in Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche) is a French-born Romanian professional rugby union player who currently plays for the French club CS Annonay.

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Club career

Onuțu started playing rugby as a youth for the French club Valence Sportif. In 2015, he was signed by Fédérale 1 club ROC La Voulte-Valence, playing there for a year. In 2016, he moved to SC Royannais, and in 2017, he joined Fédérale 2 club CS Vienne. In 2018, he was signed by Romanian SuperLiga side CSM București. [2]

International career

Onuțu made his international debut at the 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup in a match against the Welwitschias. [3] [4]

Personal life

His father, Viorel, a former Grivița București and Romanian international player, left communist Romania in 1971 and settled in France. There, he continued his career, playing for La Voulte Sportif, Grenoble, and Valence Sportif before officially retiring in 1978. His older brother, Julien, is also a rugby union player. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Rullière, Guy (18 September 2023). "Nicolas Onutu, le plus Ardéchois des rugbymen roumains". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ↑ www.scroyans.fr (20 November 2016). "Un International au SCR".
  3. ↑ en.espn.co.uk (9 June 2016). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
  4. ↑ ESPN (9 June 2016). "NATIONS CUP, Pool B - Bucharest, 9 June 2016, 20:00 local, 17:00 GMT".
  5. ↑ Roux, Michel (19 February 2015). "La carte de la formation". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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