Gheorghe Lucian Solomie (born March 5, 1969, in Beiuș) is a former Romanian

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player. He played as a

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. In 1995 he was the first rugby union player of UVT Timișoara to be called for a World Cup.Rugby World Cup , Solomie, Vioreanu și Brezoianu, primii rugbyști trimiși de Timișoara la Cupa Mondială
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Club career

He mostly played for UVT Timișoara and also in France for Grenoble and

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International career

Solomie had 50 caps for

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, from 1992 to 2001. He scored 13 tries during his international career, 65 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the

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and

1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial international rugby union championship. It was principally hosted by Wales, and was won by Australia. This was the first Rugby World Cup to be held in the sport's professi ...

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* 1969 births Living people Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players Rugby union wings SCM Rugby Timișoara players FC Grenoble Rugby players People from Beiuș Sportspeople from Bihor County 1995 Rugby World Cup players 1999 Rugby World Cup players Romanian expatriate rugby union players in France {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub