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.
 Gabriel Rupanu playing for Timișoara Saracens during the 2019 Cupa României Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Gabriel Vasile Rupanu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prisacani, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editGabriel 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
editRupanu 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
edit- ^ www.vremeanoua.ro (28 May 2017). "Gabriel Rupanu, din nou la nationala".
- ^ www.obiectivvaslui.ro (31 July 2017). "Gabriel Rupanu, transferat la Timișoara Saracens". Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
- ^ en.espn.co.uk (8 June 2019). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
- ^ ESPN (8 June 2019). "ROMANIA TOUR - Valparaiso, 8 June 2019, 16:30 local, 19:30 GMT".
External links
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- Gabriel Rupanu at ESPNscrum
- Gabriel Rupanu at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Gabriel Rupanu at European Professional Club Rugby
- Gabriel Rupanu at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)
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