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]
Full name | Ștefan Iancu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 kg (287 lb; 20 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
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
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
CSM București
- Cupa României: 2017, 2018
- Cupa Regelui: 2017
CSM Știința Baia Mare
- Liga Națională de Rugby: 2021, 2022
- Cupa României: 2020
References
- "Iancu Stefan | CSM Stiinta Baia Mare | Linia a doua". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- "Ștefan Iancu – Rugby" (in Romanian). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- "Stefan Iancu - Chinnor Rugby Club First XV". www.chinnor-rfc.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- 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.
- "Rugby / Internaţionalul român Ştefan Iancu va juca în divizia a treia din Anglia". CugetLiber.ro. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- "6ft 8in Romanian lock among Chinnor's new signings". Oxford Mail. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- "Stefan IANCU - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- "Stefan IANCU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- 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.
- "Rugby: România A, învinsă categoric de Italia A, într-un meci de pregătire". News.ro (in Romanian). 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-08-19.