Florică Murariu

Personal information
Date of birth March 28, 1955
Place of birth Romania
Date of death December 25, 1989(1989-12-25) (aged 34)
Club information
Position(s) Flanker
Current club --
Representative teams
1976-1989  Romania 69 (32)

Florică Murariu (28 March 1955 – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian rugby union player. He won 69 caps for Romania and scored 8 tries.[1] He played as a flanker.

He made his international debut against France on 14 November 1976. He captained his country for the first time on 12 April 1986 against France. He played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup finals. His final international appearance came against England on 13 May 1989.

Death

Murariu was an officer in the Romanian Army and was shot dead at a roadblock during the 1989 Revolution.

References

  1. ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/8513.html