Cătălin Nicolae
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Cătălin Nicolae (born
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
, 22 July 1980) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing. Nicolae played for
CSA Steaua București (Rugby) Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București, commonly known as CSA Steaua București () or simply Steaua, is a major multi-sports club based in Bucharest and run by the Ministry of National Defence. It is one of the most successful clubs in Rom ...
, Farul Constanţa, but now he plays for Dinamo. Nicolae has 24 caps for
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 ...
, since his debut in 2003, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate. He was selected for the
2007 Rugby World Cup The 2007 Rugby World Cup () was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by F ...
, playing a single match in the 14–10 win over
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
. He also played at the
2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup, was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The World Rugby, International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japa ...
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* 1980 births Living people Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Bucharest 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2011 Rugby World Cup players {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub