Lucian Sîrbu (born 16 October 1976 in

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) is a former Romanian rugby union footballer. He played as a scrum-half. Sîrbu played at Grivița Roșie and Steaua București, in

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, until moving to

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, in

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. He moved to AS Béziers, in 2007. He had his first cap for

, at 20 February 2000, in a 39–10 win over the

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. He was selected for the

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finals, playing all the four matches and scoring a try, and for the

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finals, playing again in all the four matches. Sîrbu had 76 caps, from 1996 to 2011, with 9 tries scored, 45 points in aggregate.

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* 1976 births Living people Romanian rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union players from Bucharest CSA Steaua București (rugby union) players Romania international rugby union players Romanian expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Romanian sportsmen Racing 92 players AS Béziers Hérault players 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2011 Rugby World Cup players {{romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub