București Wolves

Bucharest Wolves

Full name	Bucharest Wolves Rugby
Union	Romanian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)	Vulpii (Wolves)
Founded	2004; 18 years ago (2004)
Disbanded	2015; 7 years ago (2015)
Region	București, Romania
Ground(s)	Arcul de Triumf Stadium (Capacity: 7,500)
Most caps	Florin Vlaicu (54)
Top scorer	Florin Vlaicu (306)
League(s)	European Rugby Challenge Cup
2014–15	19th
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 as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Florin Bărdașu Hooker Romania Eugen Căpățână Hooker Romania Andrei Rădoi Hooker Romania Otar Turashvili Hooker Romania Vlad Bădălicescu Prop Romania Prop Romania Constantin Pristăviță Prop Romania Horațiu Pungea Prop Romania Petru Tamba Prop Romania Alexandru Țăruș Prop Romania Andrei Bucurescu Lock Romania Marian Drenceanu Lock Romania Alexandru Grigore Lock Romania Dorin Lazăr Lock Romania Valentin Popîrlan Lock Romania Johannes van Heerden Lock South Africa Răzvan Ailenei Back row Romania Stelian Burcea (c) Back row Romania Daniel Ianuș Back row Romania Adrian Ion Back row Romania Viorel Lucaci Back row Romania Alexandru Mitu Back row Romania

Player Position Union Valentin Calafeteanu Scrum-half Romania Scrum-half Romania Florin Surugiu Scrum-half Romania Ionuț Dimofte Fly-half Romania Michael Wiringi Fly-half New Zealand Robert Dascălu Centre Romania Csaba Gál Centre Romania Florin Ioniță Centre Romania Paula Kinikinilau Centre Tonga Florin Vlaicu Centre Romania Ionel Cazan Wing Romania Ionuț Dumitru Wing Romania Stephen Hihetah Wing Romania Mădălin Lemnaru Wing Romania Fullback Romania Cătălin Fercu Fullback Romania

• note – Players in bold have played at least one match for their national team.

Statistics[]

• 2004–05 European Shield – played 2, won 1, lost 1.
• 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, drew 1, lost 3.
• 2008–09 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2009–10 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2010–11 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2011–12 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, lost 4.
• 2012–13 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, lost 4.
• 2013–14 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 2, lost 4.
• 2014–15 European Challenge Cup pool stage – played 6, won 0, lost 6.
• Overall Record – played 56, won 14, drew 1, lost 41.

See also[]

• Romania national rugby union team
• Rugby union in Romania

External links[]

• Bucureşti Rugby on ercrugby.com
• Federația Română de Rugby
• Rugby Romania
• PlanetaOvala.ro – Romanian Rugby News