Ștefan Iancu (rugby union)

Ștefan Iancu (born 1 July 1998) is a Romanian rugby union player who plays at CSM Știința Baia Mare in the Liga Națională de Rugby and for the Romanian Wolves in the Rugby Europe Super Cup.[1]

Ștefan Iancu
Full nameȘtefan Iancu
Date of birth (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)
Height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb; 20 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team CSM Știința Baia Mare, Romanian Wolves
Youth career
RC Bârlad
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017-2019 CSM București 22 (0)
2019-2020 SCM Gloria Buzău 6 (0)
2020-2021 CSM Știința Baia Mare 4 (0)
2021-2022 Chinnor R.F.C. ?? (??)
2022- CSM Știința Baia Mare 9 (5)
2022- Romanian Wolves 2 (0)
Correct as of 19 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Romania under-18 ?? (??)
2018 Romania under-20 ?? (??)
2020 Romania under-23 ?? (??)
2022- Romania 5 (0)
2023 Romania A 1 (0)
Correct as of 19 August 2023

Club career

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Iancu began his senior career at CSM București playing for 2 seasons before moving to SCM Gloria Buzău[2] for a season then moving to Liga Națională de Rugby champions CSM Știința Baia Mare.

In 2021 he moved to English National One side Chinnor RFC spending a season in England before moving back to CSM Știința Baia Mare.[3][4][5][6]

In 2022 he was named in the Romanian Wolves squad for the Rugby Europe Super Cup.[7]

International career

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He played age grade rugby for Romania, including playing in the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.[8] He made his senior debut coming off the bench in a 22–30 win over Uruguay.[9] Iancu was named in the Romanian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[10]

He has also featured for the Romania A squad in a match against Italy A.[11]

Honors

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CSM București

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CSM Știința Baia Mare

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References

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  1. ^ "Iancu Stefan | CSM Stiinta Baia Mare | Linia a doua". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ^ "Ștefan Iancu – Rugby" (in Romanian). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ "Stefan Iancu - Chinnor Rugby Club First XV". www.chinnor-rfc.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. ^ articole-din-super-liga (2021-05-06). "Fost component al României U20, Ștefan Iancu a semnat cu echipa engleză Chinnor RFC Thame". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ^ "Rugby / Internaţionalul român Ştefan Iancu va juca în divizia a treia din Anglia". CugetLiber.ro. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  6. ^ "6ft 8in Romanian lock among Chinnor's new signings". Oxford Mail. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  7. ^ "Stefan IANCU - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  8. ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  9. ^ "Stefan IANCU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  10. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad | Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  11. ^ "Rugby: România A, învinsă categoric de Italia A, într-un meci de pregătire". News.ro (in Romanian). 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-08-19.