Gabriel Rupanu

Gabriel Vasile Rupanu (born 28 September 1997) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.

Gabriel Rupanu

Gabriel Rupanu playing for Timișoara Saracens during the 2019 Cupa României Final
Full name	Gabriel Vasile Rupanu
Date of birth	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997
Place of birth	Bârlad, Romania[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team Timișoara Saracens Youth career CSS Bârlad Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 201?–17 RC Bârlad ? (?) 2017–Present Timișoara Saracens 29 (20) Correct as of 12 January 2019 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–Present Romania 1 (0) Correct as of 12 January 2019

Club career

Gabriel Rupanu started playing rugby as a youth for a local school Romanian club based in Bârlad and then started his professional journey joining the youth ranks of the local team in the same city. After making a good impression Bârlad, under the supervision of several coaches including Ioan Harnagea, Ciprian Popa and Dan Tufaru, in early 2017 he was signed by SuperLiga side, Timișoara Saracens.[2]

International career

Rupanu is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut in a test match against the Los Cóndores on 8 June 2019.[3][4]

References

1. www.vremeanoua.ro (28 May 2017). "Gabriel Rupanu, din nou la nationala".
2. www.obiectivvaslui.ro (31 July 2017). "Gabriel Rupanu, transferat la Timișoara Saracens". Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
3. en.espn.co.uk (8 June 2019). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
4. ESPN (8 June 2019). "ROMANIA TOUR - Valparaiso, 8 June 2019, 16:30 local, 19:30 GMT".

External links

• Gabriel Rupanu at ESPNscrum
• Gabriel Rupanu at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Gabriel Rupanu at European Professional Club Rugby
• Gabriel Rupanu at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)