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Bucharest Wolves
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Full nameBucharest Wolves Rugby
UnionRomanian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Vulpii (Wolves)
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Disbanded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
RegionBucurești, Romania
Ground(s)Arcul de Triumf Stadium (Capacity: 7,500)
Most capsRomania Florin Vlaicu (54)
Top scorerRomania Florin Vlaicu (306)
League(s)European Rugby Challenge Cup
2014–1519th
1st kit
2nd kit

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.

Former squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Florin Bărdașu Hooker Romania Romania
Eugen Căpățână Hooker Romania Romania
Andrei Rădoi Hooker Romania Romania
Otar Turashvili Hooker Romania Romania
Vlad Bădălicescu Prop Romania Romania
Madalin Baraulea Prop Romania Romania
Constantin Pristăviță Prop Romania Romania
Horațiu Pungea Prop Romania Romania
Petru Tamba Prop Romania Romania
Alexandru Țăruș Prop Romania Romania
Andrei Bucurescu Lock Romania Romania
Marian Drenceanu Lock Romania Romania
Alexandru Grigore Lock Romania Romania
Dorin Lazăr Lock Romania Romania
Valentin Popîrlan Lock Romania Romania
Johannes van Heerden Lock South Africa South Africa
Răzvan Ailenei Back row Romania Romania
Stelian Burcea (c) Back row Romania Romania
Daniel Ianuș Back row Romania Romania
Adrian Ion Back row Romania Romania
Viorel Lucaci Back row Romania Romania
Alexandru Mitu Back row Romania Romania
Player Position Union
Valentin Calafeteanu Scrum-half Romania Romania
Ciprian Căplescu Scrum-half Romania Romania
Florin Surugiu Scrum-half Romania Romania
Ionuț Dimofte Fly-half Romania Romania
Michael Wiringi Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Robert Dascălu Centre Romania Romania
Csaba Gál Centre Romania Romania
Florin Ioniță Centre Romania Romania
Paula Kinikinilau Centre Tonga Tonga
Florin Vlaicu Centre Romania Romania
Ionel Cazan Wing Romania Romania
Ionuț Dumitru Wing Romania Romania
Stephen Hihetah Wing Romania Romania
Mădălin Lemnaru Wing Romania Romania
Tiberiu Conache Fullback Romania Romania
Cătălin Fercu Fullback Romania Romania
  • note – Players in bold have played at least one match for their national team.

Statistics

See also