Alexandru Oancea (rugby union)
| Full name | Alexandru-Claudiu Oancea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandru-Claudiu Oancea (born 25 May 1993) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker for professional SuperLiga club Știința Baia Mare.
Club career[edit]
Oancea started playing rugby in 2008, at 15 years old, signing with Romanian youth club CS Metrorex București on 2 May 2008. After four years with Metrorex, Oancea signed on 25 July 2012 a 5-year contract with SuperLiga side Știința Baia Mare. At the end of his 5-year contract with Baia Mare, Oancea was signed by his hometown side, CSM București. In 2019, following the dissolution of his former club, CSM, he signed once again with Știința Baia Mare.[1][2]
Provincial / State sides[edit]
Oancea was also selected between 2014 and 2015 for the State side assembled to play in the European Cups, namely București Wolves.[3]
International career[edit]
Oancea is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during the 2014 IRB Nations Cup in a test match against Emerging Ireland.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ www.rugbybaiamare.ro (13 July 2019). "Alexandru Oancea revine la clubul unde o cunoscut înalta performanță".
- ^ www.emaramures.ro (2 August 2012). "Oancea: Ar trebui sa multumesc intregii echipe pentru acest eseu".
- ^ www.ziaruldesport.ro (18 October 2014). "Lupii Bucuresti a fost învinsă de "vulturii" din Newcastle în European Rugby Challenge Cup".
- ^ ESPN (22 June 2014). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
- ^ ESPN (22 June 2014). "NATIONS CUP – Bucharest, 22 June 2014, 19:00 local, 16:00 GMT".
External links[edit]
- Alexandru Oancea at ESPNscrum
- Alexandru Oancea at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Alexandru Oancea at European Professional Club Rugby
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| Alexandru Oancea at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)
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