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Cupa României (rugby Union)
The Cupa României is a rugby union cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1914 except for a couple of years where the cup was not held either because of World War II or other unknown reasons. It is the country's main cup competition, although not being open to all clubs affiliated with the Federaţia Română de Rugby (FRR) like in previous editions and only being open to the teams competing in the CEC Bank SuperLiga. In late March, it was announced that Tomitanii Constanța would not participate in the Cupa României for the 2021 season due to financial reasons. History The Cupa României, like the SuperLiga was set up in 1914 as the main cup competition in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ... and was only competed by two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Rugby Federation
The Romanian Rugby Federation (), 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 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 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Rugby
World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international competitions, such as the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, World Under 20 Championship, and the Pacific Nations Cup. World Rugby's headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Its membership now comprises 133 national unions. Each member country must also be a member of one of the six regional unions into which the world is divided: Africa, North America, Asia, Europe, South America, and Oceania. World Rugby was founded as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) in 1886 by , and , with joining in 1890. , and became full members in 1949. became a member in 1978 and a further 80 members joined from 1987 to 1999. The body was renamed the International Rugby Board (IRB) in 1998, and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horea Hîmpea
Vasile Ursu Nicola (1731 in Arada, Principality of Transylvania (now Horea, Romania) – 28 February 1785 in Karlsburg (now Alba Iulia, Romania), commonly known as Horea (in Hungarian sometimes ''Hóra'') was a Transylvanian peasant who, with ("Cloșca") and ("Crișan"), led the two-month-long peasant rebellion that began in the Metaliferi Mountains villages of Curechiu and Mesteacăn in late 1784 and that was known as the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan. After the rebellion was put down, Crișan hanged himself in prison, and Horea and Cloșca were executed by being publicly broken on the wheel. Horea is a legendary figure and folk hero in Romania. Early life Horea was born in Țara Moților, in the village of Arada, Principality of Transylvania (today known as Horea, in Alba County, Romania) on Fericet Hill. He was the son of poor peasants who gave him his baptismal name, Ursu (bear), in accordance with an old pagan custom of naming children after strong anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu
Gheorghe Rășcanu Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Timișoara, Romania. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches by the local team, SCM Rugby Timișoara. The stadium is named after Timișoara Saracens' legend Gheorghe Rășcanu who played for Timișoara during its golden era. History The stadium was built in 2011 after the board members of the then-called Timișoara Saracens decided to set an objective of winning the title of the Romanian First Division after 40 years, which they did in the 2012–2013 season. The 300,000-euro stadium also includes minifootball pitches along with tennis and basketball pitches for the Timișoara Sports Club which owns SCM Rugby Timișoara SCM may refer to: Organizations * Catalan Mathematical Society (Catalan: ) * Colombian Mathematical Society (Spanish: ) * SCM Corporation, an American typewriter and calculator manufacturer * SCM Holdings, a holding company owned by Ukrainian ty .... The stadium underwent some repair work in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Căpățână
Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 * Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and patron of artists * Prince Eugen of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1929) * Prince Eugen of Bavaria (1925–1997) * Eugen Aburel (1899–1975), Romanian surgeon and obstetrician * Eugen Bacon, female African-Australian author * Eugen Beza (born 1978), Romanian football manager and former player * Eugen Bleuler (1857–1939), Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist * Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851–1914), Austrian economist * Eugen Bolz (1881–1945), German politician and member of the anti-Nazi resistance * Eugen Chirnoagă (1891–1965), Romanian chemist * Eugen Cicero (1940–1997), Romanian-German jazz pianist * Eugen Ciucă (1913–2005), Romanian-American artist * Eugen d'Albert (1864–1932), Scottish-born pianist and composer * Eugen Doga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Calafeteanu
Valentin Nicolae Calafeteanu (born 25 January 1985) is a Romanian rugby union player. His position on the field is scrum-half. He has played for Dinamo Bucarest (2004–09), RCM UVT Timişoara (2010–17) and CSM Bucharest (2017–19). Playing for Dinamo, Calafeteanu became two times National Champion (2007, 2008) and won twice the National Cup. Alongside RCM UVT Timișoara, Calafeteanu captured 9 major titles in his career, becoming 4 times Romanian Rugby Cup champion (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016), 4 times Romanian Rugby Superliga champion (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) and one time King's Cup champion (2015). He also played for the Bucharest Wolves team. Aged only 19, Calafeteanu had his debut for Romania on 20 November 2004, in a friendly game against Japan, contributing to a 25–10 win. Calafeteanu holds 100 caps for Romania, with 11 tries, 32 conversions, 37 penalties and 1 drop goal scored, on an aggregate of 233 points. He won the Rugby Europe Championship in 2006 & 2017. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Dănilă
Marius Octavian Dănilă (born 8 March 1987) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock for professional SuperLiga club Știința Baia Mare. Club career Before joining Știința Baia Mare in 2006, Dănilă played as a youth for a local Romanian club based in Gura Humorului, namely CSȘ Gura Humorului. On 29 July 2006 he started his professional journey joining SuperLiga side, CSM Știința Baia Mare following the advice of Romanian international Mihai Macovei. In 2011 he was selected to play Bucharest side, București Wolves, a state team assembled to play in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. International career Dănilă is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during the 2012 season of European Nations Cup First Division in a match against Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Apjok
Eugen Apjok (born 15 April 1972) is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach being at the healm of CSM Baia Mare (rugby), Baia Mare. He played as a Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half. In 2016 he was voted the best rugby head coach in Romania. In December 2022 he was appointed manager of the Romania national rugby union team, in preparation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Club career He mostly played for CSM Baia Mare (rugby), Baia Mare, from the early nineties. International career Apjok gathered 3 caps for Romania national rugby union team, Romania, from his debut in 1996 to his last game in 2001. He scored 1 try and 6 conversions during his international career, 17 points on aggregate. He was a member as an assistant coach of his national side for the 8th Rugby World Cup in 2015 Rugby World Cup, 2015. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Apjok, Eugen 1972 births Living people Romanian rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Romania international ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complexul Sportiv Steaua
Complexul Sportiv Steaua, also known as Complexul Sportiv Ghencea, is a sports complex in Bucharest, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football, rugby, water polo and tennis matches, as well as for fencing, gymnastics and swimming competitions. The complex was built between 1948 and 1970s by the Ministry of National Defence, which is also the current owner of the complex. The main operator is CSA Steaua București, sports club managed by the same institution. Facilities * Stadionul Steaua (2021) ** capacity of 31,254 seats ** used for football and some rugby matches ** home ground of CSA Steaua București (football) ** home ground of the Romania national football team for various matches *''Stadionul Steaua (1974)'' ** opened on 9 April 1974 ** capacity of 28,365 seats ** used for football and some rugby matches ** home ground of CSA Steaua București (football) between 1974 and 2003 ** home ground of FCSB between 2003 and 2015 ** home ground of the Romania national te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorel Lucaci
Viorel Lucaci (born 29 August 1986) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays primarily as a flanker and occasionally as a lock. He plays for amateur SuperLiga club Steaua and for București based European Challenge Cup The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception ... side the București Wolves, Wolves. He has 46 caps for Romania national rugby union team, Romania, since 2009, with 6 tries scored, 30 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the four games but without scoring. References External links * * * * 1986 births Living people People from Gura Humorului Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players București Wolves players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Suceava County 2015 Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dănuț Dumbravă
Dănuț Marin "Dan" Dumbravă (born 6 August 1981 in Bucharest) Scrum.com is a former n footballer and current head coach of . He played as a fly-half and a fullback. Career Dumbravă played for his entire career with Bucharest side |
