Romanian Rugby Federation

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Romanian Rugby Federation
Federația Română de Rugby
SportRugby union
Founded1913Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). It joined the IRB in 1987 when Romania was invited to take part in the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup.[1] (1913Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). It joined the IRB in 1987 when Romania was invited to take part in the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup.[1])
World Rugby affiliation1987
Rugby Europe affiliation1934
PresidentRomania Alin Petrache
Men's coachEngland Andy Robinson
Sevens coach Danie de Villiers
Websitehttp://www.frr.ro/

The Romanian Rugby Federation (Romanian: Federația Română de Rugby), abbreviated to FRR is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Romania. Romania currently comprises of 24,610 players, 9,810 members of which are registered and there are 124 club in the whole country.

History

It was formed in 1931 and were founder members of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur, now known as Rugby Europe.

It became affiliated to the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, in 1987 when Romania were invited to take part in the inaugural World Cup.

Octavian Morariu won the election for the presidency of the FRR, and he and his team started the reconstruction of Romanian rugby union. He left the FRR to become the President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR). Morariu was replaced at the helm by George Straton, one of his closest associates. The current president of FRR is Alin Petrache.

See also

External links

  1. ^ Bath pp 73, 74