Nicolae Mărăscu (July 1, 1898 – 1938) was a Romanian rugby union footballer. Born in

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, he played as a centre. Mărăscu had 5 caps for the newcomer

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, without ever scoring, since his first match, in 1919, a 48–5 loss to France XV, in

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, for the Inter-Allied Games, and his last, at 22 May 1927, in a 21–5 win over

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, in

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. The highest point of Mărăscu career was at the 1924 Olympic Tournament, when Romania, even losing to France (59–3) and the

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(39–0) still won the bronze medal by finishing in 3rd place. Mărăscu was the captain of the Romanian team. It was the last time that rugby union appeared at the Olympic Games. He played in France for

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and Olympique lillois.

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* * * 1898 births 1938 deaths Romanian rugby union players Rugby union centres Stade Français players Olympic rugby union players of Romania Rugby union players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Romania international rugby union players Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub

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