Bucureşti Rugby

Location	Bucureşti, Romania
Ground(s)	Stadionul Naţional de Rugby (Capacity: 5,500)
Coach(es)	Eugen Apjok and Cristian Branescu
Captain(s)	Mihai Macovei
League(s)	European Challenge Cup
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Bucharest Wolves Rugby (Romanian: Lupii Bucureşti) are a rugby union team from Bucharest, Romania, that competes in the European Challenge Cup. The side is a team that is formed every season to play in the Challenge Cup, consisting of footballers playing in the domestic Romanian leagues. The team has yet to make it past the pool stages in the Challenge Cup, but have managed some good results.

Current squad [edit]

2011/2012 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Union Eugen Capatana Hooker Romania Andrei Radoi Hooker Romania Florin Tesca Hooker Romania Vlad Badalicescu Prop Romania Madalin Baraulea Prop Romania Romulus Boar Prop Romania Flavius Dobre Prop Romania Nicolae Nere Prop Romania Andrei Ursache Prop Romania Petre Zapan Prop Romania Marius Danilai Lock Romania Cristian Munteanu Lock Romania Valentin Popirlan Lock Romania Cosmin Rațiu Lock Romania Adrian Ion Flanker Romania Viorel Lucaci Flanker Romania Mihai Macovei (c) Flanker Romania Alexandru Mitu Flanker Romania Daniel Ianuș Number 8 Romania Bogdan Petreanu Number 8 Romania Vasile Rus Number 8 Romania

Player Position Union Grigoras Diaconescu Scrum-half Romania Valentin Ivan Scrum-half Romania Florin Surugiu Scrum-half Romania Ionuţ Dimofte Fly-half Romania Florin Fantanaru Fly-half Romania Ionut Florea Fly-half Romania Adrian Barbuliceanu Centre Romania Cristian Dinis Centre Romania Csaba Gál Centre Romania Constantin Gheară Centre Romania Florin Ionita Centre Romania Paula Kinikinilau Centre Tonga Marian Apostol Wing Romania Georgel Catuna Wing Romania Ștefan Ciuntu Wing Romania Jeff Makapelu Wing Samoa Ionut Niascu Fullback Romania Florin Vlaicu Fullback Romania

• International players in bold.

Statistics [edit]

• 2004–05 European Shield - played 2, won 1, lost 1.
• 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 2, drew 1, lost 3.
• 2008–09 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2009–10 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2010–11 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2011–12 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 2, lost 4.
• 2012–13 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 2, lost 4.

• Overall Record - played 50, won 12, drew 1, lost 37.

See also [edit]

• Romania national rugby union team
• Rugby union in Romania

External links [edit]

• Bucureşti Rugby on ercrugby.com
• PlanetaOvala.ro - Romanian Rugby News
• Rugby Romania
• Federation of Romania rugby
• Hill appreciates Romanian Rugby