Gabriel Rupanu

Gabriel Rupanu
Gabriel Rupanu playing for Timișoara Saracens during the 2019 Cupa României Final
Full nameGabriel Vasile Rupanu
Date of birth (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthPrisacani, Romania[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Timișoara Saracens
Youth career
CSS Bârlad
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
201?–17 RC Bârlad ? (?)
2017–Present Timișoara Saracens 29 (20)
Correct as of 12 January 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–Present Romania 1 (0)
Correct as of 12 January 2019

Gabriel Vasile Rupanu (born 28 September 1997) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.

Club career

Gabriel Rupanu started playing rugby as a youth for a local school Romanian club based in Bârlad and then started his professional journey joining the youth ranks of the local team in the same city. After making a good impression Bârlad, under the supervision of several coaches including Ioan Harnagea, Ciprian Popa and Dan Tufaru, in early 2017 he was signed by SuperLiga side, Timișoara Saracens.[2]

International career

Rupanu is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut in a test match against the Los Cóndores on 8 June 2019.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ www.vremeanoua.ro (28 May 2017). "Gabriel Rupanu, din nou la nationala".
  2. ^ www.obiectivvaslui.ro (31 July 2017). "Gabriel Rupanu, transferat la Timișoara Saracens". Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
  3. ^ en.espn.co.uk (8 June 2019). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
  4. ^ ESPN (8 June 2019). "ROMANIA TOUR - Valparaiso, 8 June 2019, 16:30 local, 19:30 GMT".
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