Dănuț Dumbravă
Dănuț Dumbravă
Full name |
Dănuț Marin Dumbravă |
Date of birth |
(1981-08-06) 6 August 1981 |
Place of birth |
Bucharest, Romania |
Height |
1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
Weight |
79.5 kg (12.52 st; 175 lb) |
Rugby union career |
Playing career |
Position |
Fly-half, Fullback |
Amateur clubs |
Years |
Club / team |
1999– |
Steaua |
correct as of 9 July 2015. |
Professional / senior clubs |
Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
2004–11 |
București Wolves |
25 |
(93) |
correct as of 9 July 2015. |
National team(s) |
Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
2002– |
Romania |
73 |
(389) |
correct as of 23 September 2015. |
Dănuț Marin "Dan" Dumbravă (born August 6, 1981 in Bucharest)[1] is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and a fullback.
He plays for CSA Steaua Bucureşti in the Romanian Rugby Championship. He also plays for Bucureşti Wolves.
Dumbravă has 73 caps for Romania, with 3 tries, 73 conversions, 74 penalties and 2 drop goals scored, in an aggregate of 389 points. This makes him one of the current top scorers for his country. His first match was at 1 November 2002, in a 40-3 loss to Wales, in Wrexham, in a friendly game. Dumbravă played three games at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, but was only capped once at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. Nevertheless, he scored a conversion in his country's 14-10 win over Portugal. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring 5 penalties, 15 points on aggregate. He was called once again for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, playing in a single game, as a substitute, without scoring.
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