Marius Țincu

Marius Țincu
	Marius Tincu playing for Perpignan in 2006
Birth name	Marius Vasilică Țincu
Date of birth	7 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Vanatori, Romania
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Senior career
Years	Team
1996–2000; 2000–2002; 2002; 2002–2005; 2005–2012	U Cluj; Rouen NR; La Teste; Section Paloise; USA Perpignan
International career
Years	Team
2002–2012	Romania
	Correct as of 13 July 2019

Marius Vasilică Țincu (born 7 April 1978 in Vânători, Iași)^[1] is a Romanian former rugby union footballer. He played as a hooker. Since 2007, he has held dual French-Romanian citizenship.

He was first noticed in Romania, but soon moved to France, where he already played for Rouen, La Teste, Section Paloise (until 2005). He played for USA Perpignan, from the 2005-06 Top 14.

Tincu played his first game for Romania on 3 February 2002 against Portugal.

He played in four games at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring three tries, in the games against Italy, Portugal and the New Zealand. He also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.