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 in the whole country.
History
The Romanian Rugby Federation was founded in 1913, shortly after
rugby union was introduced to
Romania by French University students who moved to study in Romania and were also one of the founding members of the ''Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur'', now known as
Rugby Europe.
The federation became affiliated to the International Rugby Football Board, now known as
World Rugby, in 1987 when Romania were invited to take part in the inaugural
World Cup the same year.
Octavian Morariu
Octavian Morariu (born 7 August 1961) is a Romanian former rugby union player and coach, and is currently the President of Rugby Europe.
He is the son of former Romania rugby union international Viorel Morariu and Cornelia Timoșanu a former vol ...
was a former president of the FRR, and was considered by many the pioneer in the reconstruction of
rugby union in Romania as well as the federation itself. Due to his success, he later became the President of the
Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) and was replaced by George Straton, one of his closest associates. The current president of FRR is
Alin Petrache
Adrian Alin Petrache (born October 29, 1976 in Bucharest) is a Romanian rugby union administrator and former player. He is currently the president of CSM București sports club and also president of the Romanian Rugby Federation. He was also the ...
, another former
rugby union player for
Romania.
Presidents
See also
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Rugby union in Romania
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Romania national rugby union team
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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 ...
*
Sport in Romania
Sport in Romania are an important part of the country's culture. Romania has risen to prominence in a number of sporting areas in recent decades. Association football is the most popular sport in Romania, a nation of 20 million. The most successfu ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Sports governing bodies in Romania
Rugby union in Romania
Rugby union governing bodies in Europe
World Rugby members
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
Sports organizations established in 1931
1931 establishments in Romania