Petrişor Toderaşc (born 15 July 1980 in

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...

) is a Romanian former rugby union footballer who played as a prop. Toderaşc played in France for

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(2004/05),

CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze, Corrèze department. Brive is a historical member of French rugby un ...

(2005/10) and

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(2010/13). He has 50 caps for

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, with 8 tries and 40 points scored, since his first match, a 37-17 loss to

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, at 18 November 2000. He represented Romania twice at the

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finals, playing four matches in

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, where he scored a try in the 90-8 loss to

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, and two in

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. His most recent match for the "Oaks" was at the 42-0 loss to

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, at 18 September 2007, at the Rugby World Cup finals. Toderaşc was absent from his National Team until 28 November 2009, playing as a replacement in the 18-29 loss do

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, in a friendly match, in

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* 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Iași Rugby union players from Iași County Romanian rugby union players Rugby union props RCJ Farul Constanța players Oyonnax Rugby players CA Brive players Stade Rochelais players Romanian expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Romanian sportsmen Romania international rugby union players 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub