Marius Octavian Dănilă (born 8 March 1987) is a
Romanian
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rugby union
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player. He plays as a
lock
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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
Gura Humorului (; Hebrew and Yiddish: גורה חומורולוי - ''Gure Humuruluei'' or גורא הומאָרא - ''Gura Humora''; German and Polish: ''Gura Humora'') is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the hi ...
, 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
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.
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
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on 31 March 2012.
Honours
;
Știința Baia Mare
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SuperLiga: 2008–09, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018–19
* Romanian Cup: 2010, 2012
* King's Cup (Cupa Regelui): 2016, 2017
References
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Marius Dănilăat Știința Baia Mare (in Romanian)
1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Suceava
Rugby union players from Suceava County
Romanian rugby union players
Romania international rugby union players
București Wolves players
CSM Știința Baia Mare players
Rugby union locks
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