CSA Steaua București (rugby)

RC Steaua București

Full name	Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București
Union	Federația Română de Rugby
Founded	1948
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Ground(s)	Steaua II (Capacity: 3,000)
President	George Boroi
Coach(es)	Marin Moț
League(s)	Divizia Națională
2010 Divizia Naţională	2nd
Team kit

Active departments of CSA Steaua
Handball	Rugby	Hockey
Water Polo	Basketball	Volleyball
Judo	Athletics	Swimming
Gymnastics	Boxing	Rowing
Canoe & Kayak	Shooting	Weightlifting
Fencing	Tennis	Cycling
Triathlon	Pentathlon	Equestrian
Wrestling	Karate	Wushu
Football

Rugby Club Steaua București is a Romanian semi-professional rugby union club from Ghencea, south-west Bucharest, which will play the 2007-08 season in Romanian Rugby Championship, the first division of Romanian rugby. They are the most successful Romanian rugby union team in the Divizia Națională (24 championship wins).

Romanian rugby club teams do not participate in major European competitions because of the obvious value difference between them and the ones from the leading continental countries. Instead, a Romania national rugby union team, composed mainly of Steaua players, participates every year in the European Challenge Cup as București Rugby.

The team plays its home matches at Steaua II Stadium, inside the Steaua Sports Complex, right next to the football Ghencea Stadium. The current coach is Marin Moț.

History

The Steaua Bucharest rugby club was formed in 1948, under the wing of the CSA Steaua București sports club that had been founded by the Romanian Army the previous year.^[1]

Steaua established crosstown rivalries with Grivita Red Bucharest and Dinamo Bucharest, before winning the team's first Romanian Cup in 1950. The team won the league and cup double in 1953 and by the late 1950s Steaua was winning domestic titles with regularity. Over the years the team has also claimed success at the European Championships, winning six gold medals, three silver and one bronze.^[1]

Steaua has produced several players that have represented the Romanian national rugby team including Daniel Barbu, Ionescu Alexandru Penciu, Rene Chiriac, Paul Ciobănel, Adrian Mateescu, Mircea Braga, and Răducu Durbac.^[1]

Achievements

Domestic

• Divizia Națională:
  • Winners (24) (record): 1949, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006

• Divizia Națională (in 7 players):
  • Winners (1)

• Cupa României:
  • Winners (10) : 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

Current squad

2015 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Cristi Cornei Hooker Romania Andrei Florescu Hooker Romania Igor Orghianu Hooker Moldova Mădălin Baraulea Prop Romania Sergiu Buzea Prop Romania Dennis Hanna Naikoto Prop Tonga Costin Neacsu Prop Romania Cosmin Rosu Prop Romania Silviu Vasiliu Prop Romania Alexandru Grigoire Lock Romania Vainanuma Manu Lock Tonga Petre Neacsu Lock Romania Florin-Cornel Tatu Lock Romania Tupou Vahekeheke Ahome'e Flanker Tonga George Bulearcă Flanker Romania Sorin Coșereanu Flanker Romania Viorel Lucaci Flanker Romania Vali-Catalin Mototolea Flanker Romania Malakai Ravulo Flanker Fiji Vlad Tanase Flanker Romania Petru Catalin Toma Flanker Romania Bogdan Doroftei Number 8 Romania Niko Moa Number 8 Tonga Eseria Vueti Number 8 Fiji

Player Position Union Laurentiu Cocârlă Scrum-half Romania Grigoraș Diaconescu Scrum-half Romania Nemia Kenatale Scrum-half Fiji Dănuț Dumbravă Fly-half Romania Mihai Golubenco Fly-half Moldova Filip Lazar Fly-half Romania Alovili Ahofono Centre Tonga Catalin Robert Dascalu Centre Romania Andrei Filip Centre Romania Florin Ioniță Centre Romania Andrei Catalin Neacsu Centre Romania Ionuț Dumitru Wing Romania Andrei Pascu Wing Romania Stefan Patrascu Wing Romania Alexandru Porojan Wing Romania Petelo Sanele Tupou Wing Tonga Robert Neagu Fullback Romania Ionut Niacsu Fullback Romania Sabin Strătilă Fullback Romania

See also

• Rugby union in Romania

References

External links

• (Romanian) Official website
• PlanetaOvala.ro - Romanian Rugby News