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Thomas Crețu

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Thomas Crețu
Full nameThomas Crețu
Date of birth (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birthIvry-sur-Seine, France
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight136 kg (300 lb; 21 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tight-head Prop
Current team Aurillac
Youth career
2009-2015 Bonneuil Villeneuve
2015-2020 RC Massy
2020-2022 Stade Français
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- Stade Français 0 (0)
2023- (loan)Aurillac 11 (0)
Correct as of 29 April 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 France under-20 3 (0)
2023- Romania 8 (0)
Correct as of 29 April 2024

Thomas Crețu (born 5 March 2002) is a French-born Romanian rugby union player who plays for Aurillac in the Pro D2.[1]

Club career

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Crețu began playing at RC Bonneuil Villeneuve Brévannes, before moving to RC Massy where in which he played for their Espoirs. In 2020 he joined Stade Français where he played for their Espoirs and their Sevens team.[2][3]

In 2023 he was loaned to Aurillac in the Pro D2.[4][5] He made his debut on November 10, 2023 coming off the bench in a 19-19 draw against Aix-en-Provence.

International career

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In 2022, he was named in the France under-20 squad for the U20 Six Nations, featuring in 3 matches including starting against Wales.[6][7]

In 2023 he made his debut for Romania in the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship, coming off the bench against Poland. He was named in the Romania squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Fiche de Thomas Cretu (Aurillac), l'actu le palmares et les stats de Thomas Cretu". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Thomas CRETU - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Le pilier Thomas Crétu prolonge avec les Rose et Bleu". www.stade.fr (in French). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ France, Centre (16 August 2023). "Rugby - La Roumanie avec 3 ex-Aurillacois et un futur joueur du Stade pour le Mondial". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Effectif 23/24 : Les piliers – Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne" (in French). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Thomas CRÉTU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Thomas CRÉTU profile and stats". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad | Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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