Valentin Ursache
![]() Ursache captain of US Oyonnax in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Valentin Niculae Ursache | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | August 12, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Târgu Neamt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 248 lb (112 kg; 17.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Andrei Ursache (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valentin Niculae Ursache (born 12 August 1985 in Târgu Neamt) is a Romanian rugby union player, who plays as a lock.
Ursache played for , Steaua Bucharest, CSM Baia Mare in Romania, currently playing for Oyonnax, in the French Rugby Pro D2.
Ursache has 55 caps for Romania, since his debut at 26 June 2004, in the historical 25-24 win over Italy, in Bucharest, in a friendly game. He played twice at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, coming on both times as a substitute.[2] He was called into the squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three matches.[2] He also played in four group stage matches of Romania's 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign.[2]
On 29 April 2013, Ursache was named honorary citizen of Oyonnax.[3]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Steaua București
- Romanian Cup: 2007
- CSM Baia Mare
- SuperLiga Champion: 2009, 2010
- Oyonnax
References[]
- ^ "VALENTIN URSACHE". espnscrum. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Career Figures". espnscrum. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Valentin Ursache, promovat in Top 14 si cetatean de onoare al orasului - Rugby Romania".
External links[]
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- Valentin Ursache at European Professional Club Rugby
- Valentin Ursache at European Professional Club Rugby (archived)
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Târgu Neamț
- Romanian rugby union players
- Romania international rugby union players
- București Wolves players
- CSA Steaua București (rugby union) players
- CSM Știința Baia Mare players
- Provence Rugby players
- Oyonnax Rugby players
- Rugby union locks
- Romanian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Romanian rugby union biography stubs