CSA Steaua București (rugby union)

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Steaua București
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Full nameClubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București
Nickname(s)Steliștii
Militari (The Military Men)
Roș-albaștrii (The White and Reds)
Founded1948; 74 years ago (1948)
as CCA București
LocationBucharest, Romania
Ground(s)Stadionul Steaua II (Capacity: 2,000)
PresidentŞtefan-Răzvan Bichir
Coach(es)Dănuț Dumbravă
Captain(s)Florin Surugiu
League(s)CEC Bank SuperLiga
20212nd
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2nd kit
Official website
www.csasteaua.ro/jocuri-sportive/rugby/
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CSA Steaua București is a professional Romanian rugby union club from Ghencea, south-west Bucharest, which plays in the SuperLiga, the first division of Romanian rugby. They are the most successful rugby union team in the Romania with 24 championship titles and 15 cup titles to their name. Steaua București`s annual operating budget for the 2020-21 season is approximately 925,000 Euros.[1]

History[]

The Steaua București rugby club was founded in 1948, under the wing of the CSA Steaua București sports club that had been founded by the Romanian Army the previous year, and had traditionally consisted of members drawn from ranks of the army, hence their nickname, the military men.[2]

Steaua established crosstown rivalries with Dinamo București and Grivița Roșie București before winning the team's first Romanian Cup in 1950. The team won the league and cup double in 1953, and by the late 1950s, Steaua was winning domestic titles with regularity. Over the years, the team has also claimed success at the European Championships, winning two European Cups.[2]

Over the years, Steaua București has produced several players that have represented the Romanian national rugby team including Daniel Barbu, Marin Ionescu, Alexandru Penciu, Rene Chiriac, Paul Ciobănel, Adrian Mateescu, Mircea Braga, and Răducu Durbac.[2]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

  • CEC Bank SuperLiga:
    • Winners (24) (record): 1949, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
    • Runners-up (12): 1955, 1956, 1960, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018–19, 2021
  • CEC Bank SuperLiga: (in 7 players)
    • Winners (13) (record)
  • Cupa României
    • Winners (15) (record): 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1974, 1977, 1978, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2019
    • Runners-up (5): 1954, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015
  • Cupa Regelui:
    • Runners-up (2): 2016, 2018
Players of CSA Steaua and Timișoara Saracens seen engaged within a scrum in a match during the 2016–17 SuperLiga in April 2017.

European[]

  • FIRA European Cup
    • Winners (2): 1966, 1973[2]

Friendly[]

  • Cupa Victoriei
    • Winners (1): 1960
  • Cupa Păcii
    • Winners (1): 1964

Current squad[]

The CSA Steaua București squad for the is:[3]

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 Romania
Tudor Butnariu Hooker Romania Romania
Dragoș Lucan Hooker Romania Romania
Vlad Bădălicescu Prop Romania Romania
Vasile Bălan Prop Romania Romania
Andrei Căpușanu Prop Romania Romania
Marius Lungu Prop Romania Romania
Ionuț Pîrvu Prop Romania Romania
Bogdan Doroftei Lock Romania Romania
Virgil Ghenea Lock Romania Romania
Mario Arvinte Back row Romania Romania
Cristi Boboc Back row Romania Romania
Kuselo Moyake Back row Romania Romania
Dragoș Ser Back row Romania Romania
Damian Strătilă Back row Romania Romania
Kamil Sobota Back row Romania Romania
Matthew Tweddle Back row Ireland Ireland
Eseria Vueti Back row Fiji Fiji
Player Position Union
Sorin Pândichi Scrum-half Romania Romania
Florin Surugiu (c) Scrum-half Romania Romania
Tudor Boldor Fly-half Romania Romania
Daniel Plai Fly-half Romania Romania
Taniela Rawaqa Fly-half Fiji Fiji
Cristian Bumbac Centre Romania Romania
Jone Nasalo Centre Malaysia Malaysia
Vlăduț Popa Centre Romania Romania
Fonovai Tangimana Centre Romania Romania
Hinckley Vaovasa Centre Romania Romania
Ngoni Chibuwe Wing Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Ionuț Dumitru Wing Romania Romania
Cosmin Iliuță Wing Romania Romania
Robert Neagu Wing Romania Romania
Sioeli Lama Fullback Romania Romania
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "CSA Steaua București`s annual team budget for the 2020-21 season". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "History" (in Romanian). CSA Steaua București Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Steaua București". Retrieved 28 January 2021.

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