The Romania national rugby union team represents Romania in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed Stejarii, the team is long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations. They have participated in all but one Rugby World Cup and currently compete in the first division of the European Nations Cup, which they won in 2017. Rugby union in Romania is administered by the Romanian Rugby Federation.
Florea Dumitrache was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Rugby union is a moderately popular team sport played in Romania with a tradition of more than 100 years. In past eras, the game had been more popular and Romanian national teams had been relatively highly ranked in world rugby, but their standing declined since the dawn of professionalism and the end of communism. The Romanian men's national team are currently 20th in the World Rugby Rankings as of 19 March 2023.
Sorin Socol is a Romanian retired rugby union player who played as a lock.
Sport in Romania is an important part of the country's culture. Romania has risen to prominence in a number of sporting areas in recent decades. Association football is the most popular sport in Romania, a nation of 20 million. The most successful club is Steaua Bucharest, who were the first Eastern European side to win the European Cup and the European Supercup in 1986. Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe that took part in the first World Cup in 1930. The Romania national football team has taken part in seven FIFA World Cups and had its most successful run during the 1990s, when they reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing to Sweden in the penalty shootout. Romania was ranked third by FIFA in 1997.
Cătălin Fercu is a Romanian rugby union player. He has played in 77 international matches for Romania scoring 28 tries and one penalty kick. Fercu plays at the fullback and wing positions.
Valentin Nicolae Calafeteanu is a Romanian rugby union player. His position on the field is scrum-half.
Dănuț Marin "Dan" Dumbravă is a former Romanian rugby union footballer and current head coach of CSA Steaua București. He played as a fly-half and a fullback.
Gabriel Brezoianu is a Romanian retired rugby union player.
Cezar Popescu is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a prop.
Răzvan Mavrodin is a Romanian former rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a hooker.
Silviu Petrescu is a Canadian professional soccer referee. He officiates matches in the Canadian Premier League, Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League, and is a member of the Professional Referee Organization.
Sandu Stelian Burcea is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock, flanker and number eight.
Florea Opriș in Zimnicea, is a former Romanian rugby union football player, referee and currently coach. He played as prop, as well as flanker.
Cornel Tatu in Sibiu, is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a flanker.
Vasile Ghioc is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a wing.
Iulian Andrei is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half.
Silviu Dumitrescu is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager.
Emilian Grigore is a former Romanian rugby union football player. He played as hooker.
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