The Romanian Rugby Federation (Romanian: Federația Română de Rugby), abbreviated as FRR, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Romania. Romania currently comprises 24,610 players, 9,810 members of which are registered and 113 clubs in the whole country.
| Federația Română de Rugby | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1913[1] |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1987 |
| Rugby Europe affiliation | 1934 |
| President | Alin Petrache |
| Men's coach | Eugen Apjok |
| Sevens coach | Men's: Florin Vlaicu Women's: Neculai Tarcan |
| Website | rugbyromania.ro |
History
editThe Romanian Rugby Federation was founded in 1913, shortly after rugby union was introduced to Romania by French University students who moved to study in Romania and were also one of the founding members of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur, now known as Rugby Europe.
The federation became affiliated to the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, in 1987 when Romania were invited to take part in the inaugural World Cup the same year.
Octavian Morariu was a former president of the FRR, and was considered by many the pioneer in the reconstruction of rugby union in Romania as well as the federation itself. Due to his success, he later became the President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) and was replaced by George Straton, one of his closest associates. The current president of FRR is Alin Petrache, another former rugby union player for Romania.
Presidents
edit| Name[2] | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Grigore Caracostea | 1915–1940 |
| Ion Petrescu | 1940–1941 |
| Dumitru Tănăsescu | 1941–1942 |
| Nicolae Chrissoveloni | 1942–1943 |
| Șerban Ghica | 1943–1945 |
| Paul Nedelcovici | 1945–1946 |
| Grigore Preoteasa | 1947 |
| Ascanio Damian | 1947–1952 |
| Mihai Nicolau | 1952–1953 |
| Emil Drăgănescu | 1953–1967 |
| Corneliu Burada | 1967–1982 |
| Emil Drăgănescu | 1982–1984 |
| Marin Cristea | 1984–1989 |
| Emil Ghibu | 1989 |
| Mihai Nicolescu | 1990–1992 |
| Viorel Morariu | 1992–1998 |
| Dumitru Mihalache | 1998–2001 |
| Octavian Morariu | 2001–2003 |
| George Straton | 2003–2009 |
| Alin Petrache | 2009–2014 |
| Hari Dumitraș | 2014–2017 |
| Alin Petrache | 2017–present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Istoria sportului românesc: Rugby". Agerpres (in Romanian). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "RUGBY„Falimentul" lui Chrissoveloni și diplomația lui Drăgănescu". Adevărul (in Romanian). 22 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in Romanian)