Gabriel Rupanu

Romanian rugby player

Rugby player

1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb)Rugby union career

Youth career
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Current team	Timișoara Saracens
CSS Bârlad
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
201?–17	RC Bârlad	?	(?)
2017–Present	Timișoara Saracens	29	(20)
Correct as of 12 January 2019
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019–Present	Romania	1	(0)
Correct as of 12 January 2019

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.

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

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