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2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2001–02 Rugby Europe International Championships#European Nations Cup (2000–2016), European Nations Cup was the third edition of the newly reformed European championship. It was the first to be decided over two years. Since the format had changed at the end of 2001, Georgia national rugby union team, Georgia were allowed to keep their 2001 title. The championship simply carried on from 2001 with the standings starting as they had finished and playing the reversed fixtures. Also new to the championship was the introduction of Promotion/relegation between Division 1 and 2A. The Netherlands national rugby union team, Netherlands, after three consecutive bottom-placed finishes, were relegated. The champions of the first two-year season were Romania national rugby union team, Romania, overtaking Georgia's lead from 2001. Table Results ''For the 2000–01 season, see 2001 European Nations Cup First Division, here.'' Week 1 ---- ---- Week 2 ---- ---- Week 3 ---- -- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antim Cup
The Antim Cup ( ka, ანთიმოზ ივერიელის თასი, tr; ) is contested between the rugby union teams of Romania national rugby union team, Romania (The Oaks) and Georgia national rugby union team, Georgia ("The Lelos"). It is named after the Metropolitan of Wallachia Anthim the Iberian, who was originally a Georgians, Georgian. The Antim Cup is contested each time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup matches. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time. History There was a motion from the Georgia Rugby Union just before the 2000 European Nations Cup decider in Tbilisi, to establish a challenge cup along the lines of the Calcutta Cup, Calcutta and Bledisloe Cups to be annually played for between the ''Oaks'' and the ''Lelos''. It was decided that the cup should be named after Antimoz Iverieli (Georgian version) – Antim Ivireanul (Romanian version) (c. 1650–1716). The Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Paichadze National Stadium
The Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena ( ''Boris P’aich’adzis erovnuli st’adioni''), formerly known as Boris Paitchadze National Stadium, is a stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi, Georgia national rugby union team and Georgia national football team. With a capacity of 54,202, the stadium is the largest in Georgia. Built in 1976 by the Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani, the Dinamo Arena was named Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Dinamo Stadium after Russian Communist leader but later, in 1995 was renamed Boris Paitchadze National Stadium after the famous Georgian football player Boris Paichadze (1915–1990). Prior to the construction of Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena, the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi was the Central Stadium with an approximate capacity of 35,000 spectators. The demand for a much bigger stadium was increased with the successful performance of Dinamo Tbilisi in the mid 1970s. After the inauguration of the stadium, it became the third-largest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadionul Dinamo
The Dinamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Dinamo București since its inception and until 2022, when the stadium didn't receive the license to host matches from Liga I and Liga II. History The stadium was built in 1951. First match played here was Dinamo – Locomotiva Timișoara 1–0, on 14 October 1951. In 2001, floodlights were added, and in 2006 a major renovation of the stadium began, enlarging the VIP section, and raising the capacity of the Tribune 2 stand. However, due to lack of funding the renovation has still not been completed. There are now plans to build a new arena, but administrative problems make progress very slow-going. New seats and a new scoreboard were added. Many important matches were held here including Dinamo against Everton and Bayer Leverkusen. In April 2001, as the ground was broken during the work for the stadium's first renovation, a Second World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan Hoffmann
Peter D'Rohan Hoffmann (born 14 January 1972) is an Australian-Portuguese rugby union referee and former international player for Portugal. He played as a fly-half and a fullback. One of the best Portuguese players of his generation, he earned nicknames like ''Zé Rohan'' and ''Mister Canguru''. Early life Born in Brisbane, he studied at the Marist College Ashgrove. After Ashgrove, he played for Brothers Old Boys in Brisbane and for Queensland Schools, Queensland U-19 and Queensland U-21. He was in his second season with Brothers 1st XV when he received the invitation to move to England. Career Hoffmann played for London Scottish F.C. in the English Premiership for the season of 1992/93. In August 1993, Scottish coach Andrew Cushing who accumulated functions with head coach of Portugal, invited him to move to Portugal to play a season at Técnico. He remained in the Lisbon team from 1993/94 to 1997/98, where the club won the Portuguese Championship and the Cup of Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Garvão '', a nature spirit (''anito'') of anthills with the appearance of an old man in Philippine folklore
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Nuno can refer to *Nuno (given name) :*Nuno Espírito Santo, football manager :*Nuno Tavares, football player *Nuño (given name) *Nuno felting, a fabric felting technique *'' Nuno'', meaning "ancestor" in Philippine languages, usually in reference to ancestral spirits or spirits of the dead :*''Nuno sa punso A nuno sa punso ("old man of the mound"), or simply nuno ("old man" or "grandparent" "ancestor"), is a dwarf-like nature spirit in Philippine mythology. It is believed to live in an anthill or termite mound, hence its name, literally 'Ancesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionuț Tofan
Ionuț Răzvan Tofan (born 8 March 1977 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union footballer. A fly-half, he made his international debut in 1997 and was the Romanian national team's goalkicker during their 2003 World Cup campaign. He has scored 316 points in tests for his country. Honours Club ;Steaua Bucharest : SuperLiga champion: 1998/99 International ;Romania :European Nations Cup European Nations Cup may refer to: *UEFA European Championship, formerly known as European Nations' Cup * Europcar Cup, a European Tour golf tournament *European Nations Cup (golf), a European Ladies Tour golf tournament * European Nations Cup (fie ...: 2000, 2002 External links * * * 1977 births Living people Rugby union players from Bucharest Romanian rugby union players CSA Steaua București (rugby union) players Racing 92 players Rugby union fly-halves Romania international rugby union players Romanian expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Romanian sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alin Petrache
Adrian Alin Petrache (born 29 October 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 president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee between 2014 and 2016. Petrache was a member of the Romania national team. He played three matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and scored a try against the United States. He played as a Number Eight. at ESPN
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Valentin Maftei
Valentin Dimian Maftei (born 26 September 1974) is a Romanian former rugby union player. He played as a fullback. Club career During his career, Maftei played for Universitatea Cluj in Romania, Mirano in Italy and for Aurillac, Figeac and Mauriac, all in France. International career Maftei gathered 42 caps for Romania, from his debut in 1995 to his last game in 2006. He scored 7 tries, 3 conversions and one drop-goal, 44 points on aggregate. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ..., where he played four matches in Pool A against Ireland, Wallabies, Argentina and Namibia and scored one try against Ireland. References External links * * * 1974 births Living people Romanian rugby union p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Gontineac
Romeo Ștefan Gontineac (born 18 December 1973 in Hlipiceni, Botoşani) is a Romanian rugby union coach and former player who played as a centre. He currently coaches Aurillac. Gontineac played for Universitatea Cluj (1993–96) in Romania, South Western Districts (1996), in South Africa. He moved to France, where he played for FC Grenoble (1996–97), Section Paloise (1997–98) and Aurillac (1998–2010), where he finished his playing career. Gontineac has 76 caps for Romania, with 13 tries scored, 68 points in aggregate. He played all the matches for Romania in four Rugby World Cup finals, in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. He also captained his country on several occasions. In May 2010, he was appointed as head coach of the Romanian national team replacing Serge Lairle of France. Gontineac called upon the services of former All Blacks Steve McDowall to be his assistant coach in the qualifyings for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Romania qualified but disappointed at the finals, being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihai Dumitru
Mihai () is a Romanian given name for males or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Michael. A variant of the name is Mihail. Its female form is Mihaela. Notable people with these names include: Given name *Mihai Timofti (1948–2023), Moldovan theatre and film director, actor, multi-instrumentalist musician, professor, screenwriter, writer, and composer * Mihai I of Romania (1921–2017), King of Romania until 1947 *Mihai Antonescu (1904–1946), Romanian politician *Mihai Balan (born 1954), Moldavian diplomat; father of Dan Balan *Mihai Beniuc (1907–1988), Romanian poet *Mihail G. Boiagi (1780–1828 or 1842/1843), Aromanian grammarian and professor * Mihai Brediceanu (1920–2005), Romanian composer, conductor, and musicologist *Mihail Celarianu (1893–1985), Romanian poet and novelist *Mihai Ciucă (1883–1969), Romanian bacteriologist and parasitologist *Mihai Constantinescu (born 1932), Romanian film director *Mihail Cruceanu (1887–1988), Romanian poet *Mihai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Brezoianu
Gabriel Brezoianu (born 18 January 1977 in Bucharest) is a Romanian retired rugby union player. He began his club career with Timișoara (1995/99), then played for Steaua Bucharest (1999/00). He then moved to France, playing for Bègles-Bordeaux (2000/03), US Dax (2003/06), Racing Métro 92 Paris (2006/07) and Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (2007/08). Brezoianu played his first game for Romania on 20 April 1996, in an 83–5 win against Belgium. He played at three Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999, 2003 and 2007. He has 71 caps for Romania, from 1996 to 2007, with 28 tries scored and 1 conversion, 142 points in aggregate. Honours ;Romania *European Nations Cup European Nations Cup may refer to: *UEFA European Championship, formerly known as European Nations' Cup * Europcar Cup, a European Tour golf tournament *European Nations Cup (golf), a European Ladies Tour golf tournament * European Nations Cup (fie ... (2): 2000, 2002 External links * * * 1977 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Bejan
Marius may refer to: People * Marius (name), a male given name, a Roman clan name and family name, and a modern name or surname *Gaius Marius (–86 BC), Roman statesman, seven times consul. * Marcus Aurelius Marius, emperor of the Gallic Empire, 269 Arts and entertainment * ''Marius'' (play), a 1929 play by Marcel Pagnol * "Marius" (short story), a 1957 story by Poul Anderson * ''Marius'' (1931 film), a French adaptation of Pagnol's play, directed by Alexander Korda * ''Marius'' (2013 film), a French adaptation of Pagnol's play, directed by Daniel Auteuil Places * Marius (Laconia), a town of ancient Laconia, Greece * Măriuș, a village in Valea Vinului, Satu Mare County, Romania * Marius (crater), on the Moon * Marius Hills, on the Moon Other uses * Marius (commando), Alain Alivon (born 1965), French Navy officer * Marius (giraffe), a giraffe euthanized at the Copenhagen Zoo in 2014 * Marius Pontmercy, Fictional character from ''Les Misérables'' See also * * * Mario (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
