Octavian Morariu (born 7 August 1961) is a Romanian former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player and coach, and is currently the President of

Rugby Europe Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it ...

. He is the son of former Romania rugby union international

Viorel Morariu Viorel Morariu (18 October 1931 – 23 May 2017) was a former Romanian rugby union flanker. He was one of the best Romanian rugby players of his generation. His son Octavian Morariu became president of the Romanian Rugby Federation (F.R.R). Int ...

and Cornelia Timoșanu a former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player for Romania, which finished second at the 1956 FIVB Volleyball World Championship in France. Morariu played as a Number Eight for Rugby Club Grivița Roșie as a youth. He played in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

for ASPTT Paris and was also invited to play for the

Barbarians A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by some to be less c ...

. He earned 2 caps for

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, from 1984 to 1985 without scoring. From 2001 to 2003, Morariu was president of the

Romanian Rugby Federation The Romanian Rugby Federation ( ro, Federația Română de Rugby), abbreviated as FRR, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Romania. Romania currently comprises 24,610 players, 9,810 members of which are registered and 113 clubs i ...

, and from 2004 to 2014 president of the

Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român, COSR) is responsible for Romania's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Romanian Olympic Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic Român) was formed in 1 ...

. Since 2013, Morariu has served as the President of

, the governing body for rugby union in Europe. He was unanimously reelected for a second term in 2016. In 2013, Morariu became a member of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC), he was a member of the International Relations Commission from 2014-2015 an is since 2015, a member of the Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport Commission.

Orders

Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite Chevalier may refer to: Honours Belgium * a rank in the Belgian Order of the Crown * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold II * a title in the Belgian nobility France * a rank in the French Legion d'h ...

: 2014

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* 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Bucharest Romanian rugby union players Romanian rugby union coaches Romania international rugby union players Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Bucharest Engineers from Bucharest International Olympic Committee members Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Presidents of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee Presidents of the Romanian Rugby Federation {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub