Alin Conache (born 7 May 2002) is a Romanian rugby union player who plays for SCM Rugby Timișoara in the Liga Națională de Rugby and for the Romanian Wolves in the Rugby Europe Super Cup.[1]
Full name | Alin Conache | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Suceava, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Vasile Conache (father) Tiberiu Conache (brother) Gabriel Conache (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editCSM Suceva
editConcache began playing rugby at CSM Suceva where his father coached at the time.[2]
RC Gura Humorului
editIn 2016 he joined RC Gura Humorului where he won three national champion titles at Under 15, Under 16 and Under 17 levels. He made his debut for the senior side in 2020 making 8 appearances before being signed by Liga Națională de Rugby side SCM Rugby Timișoara.[3] French side USA Perpignan offered him a contract after he had a three-week trial there however he declined.
SCM Rugby Timișoara
editConcache made 11 appearances in his first season, debuting against his former club RC Gura Humorului. In the next season he went on the score 39 points in only 9 appearances.[1]
Romanian Wolves
editIn 2022 he joined the Romanian Wolves squad for their inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup season.[4]
International career
editHe made his debut for the Romania national team in the first round of the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship, coming off the bench in their win over Poland.[5] He was named in the squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Conache Alin | CSA Steaua | Mijlocas la deschidere". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Exciting young talent Conache enjoying playing for Wolves". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ Paiu, Florin. "Suceveanul Alin Conache a debutat la varsta de 20 de ani pentru Romania". Monitorul de Suceava (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Alin CONACHE - Player statistics - Year stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Alin CONACHE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad | Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ Deliu, Anda (2023-08-17). "SCM Timișoara trimite cinci rugbyști la Cupa Mondială". timisplus.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.