București Wolves
The Bucharest Wolves (also known as Lupii București in Romania) was a professional Romanian rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed annually in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. The team that was formed every season to play in the Challenge Cup consisted of rugby players playing in the domestic Romanian leagues. The team had never made it past the pool stages in the European Rugby Challenge Cup but have made some upsets against the likes of RC Toulonnais, Rugby Calvisano and Crociati Parma Rugby FC. Starting with 2015, the franchise was to replaced by the winner CEC Bank Superliga to compete in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
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Full name | Bucharest Wolves Rugby | ||
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Union | Romanian Rugby Federation | ||
Nickname(s) | Vulpii (Wolves) | ||
Founded | 2004 | ||
Disbanded | 2015 | ||
Region | București, Romania | ||
Ground(s) | Arcul de Triumf Stadium (Capacity: 7,500) | ||
Most caps | ![]() | ||
Top scorer | ![]() | ||
League(s) | European Rugby Challenge Cup | ||
2014–15 | 19th | ||
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Former squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
- note – Players in bold have played at least one match for their national team.
Statistics
- 2004–05 European Shield – played 2, won 1, lost 1.
- 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
- 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
- 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, drew 1, lost 3.
- 2008–09 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
- 2009–10 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
- 2010–11 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
- 2011–12 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, lost 4.
- 2012–13 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, lost 4.
- 2013–14 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, lost 4.
- 2014–15 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 0, lost 6.
- Overall Record – played 56, won 14, drew 1, lost 41.