Florică Murariu

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Florică Murariu
Date of birth28 March 1955
Place of birthMitoc, Botoșani, Romania
Date of death24 December 1989(1989-12-24) (aged 34)
Place of deathBucharest, Romania
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974–1989 Steaua București ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1976–1989 Romania 69 (32)

Florică Murariu (28 March 1955 – 24 December 1989) was a Romanian rugby union player. He played as a flanker.

Career[]

Murariu spent his entire career playing for Steaua Bucharest, winning ten championships.[1]

He won 69 caps for Romania, from 1976 to 1989, and scored 8 tries, 32 points on aggregate.[2] He made his international debut against France on 14 November 1976. He captained his country for the first time on 12 April 1986 against France. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games and scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. His final international appearance came against England on 13 May 1989.

Murariu was an officer in the Romanian Army and was shot dead at a roadblock during the 1989 Revolution.[3]

Honours[]

Club[]

Steaua Bucharest
  • Romanian League:
    • Champion (10): 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Cupa României:
    • Winner (2): 1977, 1978

International[]

Romania

References[]

  1. ^ "Legende". CSA Steaua Rugby (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ^ Florica Murariu International Statistics
  3. ^ Maria Sorescu, Poveștile eroilor rugbyști care au murit pe baricade pentru eliberarea de sub comunism, ziaruldesport.ro, 20 December 2012 (Romanian)]

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