Viorel Morariu (18 October 1931 – 23 May 2017) was a former
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
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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 it ...
flanker.
He was one of the best Romanian rugby players of his generation.
His son
Octavian Morariu became 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 ...
(F.R.R).
International career
Morariu was a consistent member of the
Romanian national team throughout the 1950s and 1960s and was a former captain of the team.
Awards
In 2012, he received the
Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service.
Death
Viorel Morariu died on 23 May 2017.
Viorel Morariu, fost preşedinte al Federaţiei Române de Rugby, a încetat din viaţă
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See also
* List of Romania national rugby union players
List of Romania national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Romania national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a match recognized by the Romanian Rugby Federation as a test match, whe ...
References
External links
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Obituary of Viorel Morariu
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 ...
Romanian rugby union players
1931 births
2017 deaths
Romania international rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Presidents of the Romanian Rugby Federation
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