Ilie Ștefan Ivanciuc (born July 26, 1971 in Moara) is a Romanian former rugby union player who played as a

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. He is currently the coach of Italian club Modena Rugby.

Club career

During his career Ivanciuc played for Romanian club

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. and abroad in Italy for Viterbo and Modena.

International career

Ivanciuc gathered 6 caps for

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, from his debut in 1991 to his last game in 1995. He scored 2 penalties and 1 drop-goal during his international career, 9 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the 2nd and 3rd Rugby World Cups in

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and

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and played 4 group matches and scored a penalty against

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in Pool A match held in Cape Town, on 30 May 1995 and a drop-goal against

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on 3 June 1995 in the same pool.Ilie Ivanciuc Career Figures
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* * 1971 births Living people Romanian rugby union players Romanian rugby union coaches Romania international rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Sportspeople from Suceava County Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 1991 Rugby World Cup players 1995 Rugby World Cup players {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub