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RC Grivița București

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RC Grivița
Full nameRC Grivița - UNEFS București
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
LocationBucharest, Romania
Ground(s)Stadionul Arcul de Triumf (Capacity: 8,207)
PresidentClaudiu Alexandru
Coach(es)Alexandru Marin
Captain(s)Damian Ispas
League(s)Liga Națională de Rugby

RC Grivița București is a Romanian rugby union club currently playing in the Liga Națională de Rugby. They have won the Liga Națională de Rugby 12 times and the European Rugby Champions Cup in 1964.[1]

History

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Grivița Rugby Club is a Romanian rugby team with a storied history spanning over 80 years. It holds a prominent place among the most distinguished rugby teams in Romanian history. Throughout its existence, the club has been associated with some of the most illustrious figures in Romanian rugby, including renowned players such as Gheorghe Pârcălăbescu, Constantin Titi Cocor, Dumitru "Bombi" Zamfir, Viorel Morariu, Mihai Wusek, Mihai Tibuleac, Valeriu Irimescu, Costel Stănescu, Radu Demian, Constantin Dinu, Cornel Scarlat, and many other luminaries who have significantly contributed to the sport's growth in Romania. Notably, these players often formed the nucleus of the Romanian national rugby team during its periods of prominence.

Founded in 1932 under the initial name of CFR, the club embarked on a series of nomenclatural changes. By 1950, it evolved into Locomotiva–CFR, a name that underwent further streamlining to Locomotiva in 1955. A subsequent renaming in 1957 led to the appellation Locomotiva–Grivița Roșie. This nomenclatural journey persisted from 1958 to 1960 when the team competed under the designation CFR–Grivița Roșie. Ultimately, from 1962 onward, the club embraced the more succinct title of Grivița Roșie. Following the transformative events of the 1989 Revolution, the appellation was further refined, resulting in the adoption of Grivița as the club's name.

The club's administrative operations and home matches have been centered at Stadionul Parcul Copilului in Bucharest since 1953. This stadium also serves as the club's primary venue for its fixtures.

The transition to professionalism in the realm of rugby had a discernible impact on the club's trajectory, leading to a phase characterized by performance setbacks. This culminated in the club's relegation to lower-tier leagues, where it spent a duration of ten years. Despite these challenges, Grivița remains entrenched as the third most decorated Romanian rugby outfit, trailing behind the more heralded Steaua and Dinamo București.

In a significant development in 2022, coinciding with an expansion of the elite tier, Grivița achieved a notable resurgence as it secured its reentry into the prestigious Liga Națională (National League). For the top-tier matches the club uses Stadionul Arcul de Triumf. [2]

Honours

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Current squad

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In the 2022 edition of the Liga Națională de Rugby, the current squad is as follows:[3]

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

Player Position Union
Radian Dima Prop Romania Romania
Cătălin Oancea Prop Romania Romania
Petre Mihaiuc Prop Romania Romania
Vasile Șeicaru Prop Romania Romania
Marian Forminte Prop Romania Romania
Andrei Iacob Hooker Romania Romania
Alexandru Oancea Hooker Romania Romania
Sorin Iancu Lock Romania Romania
Claudiu Podoleanu Lock Romania Romania
George Antonescu Lock Romania Romania
Andrei Dănilă Flanker Romania Romania
Vasilică Mercone Flanker Romania Romania
Răzvan Pașnicu Flanker Romania Romania
Damian Ispas (c) Back row Romania Romania
Player Position Union
Ștefan Pătrașcu Fly-half Romania Romania
Lombard Vincent Fly-half France France
Andrei Șerban Scrum-half Romania Romania
Robert Constantin Scrum-half Romania Romania
Mihai Cernean Scrum-half Romania Romania
Cătălin Neacșu Centre Romania Romania
Richard Plopeanu Centre Romania Romania
Silviu Mircea Wing Romania Romania
Marius Ioana Wing Romania Romania
Ionuț Latu Wing Romania Romania
Bogdan Iacovache Fullback Romania Romania
Alexandru Mircea Fullback Romania Romania
Florin Iancu Fullback Romania Romania

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