Viorel_Morariu

Viorel Morariu

Viorel Morariu

Rugby player

Viorel Morariu (18 October 1931 – 23 May 2017) was a former Romanian rugby union flanker.[1][2] He was one of the best Romanian rugby players of his generation.[3]

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His son Octavian Morariu became president of the Romanian Rugby Federation (F.R.R).[4]

International career

Morariu was a consistent member of the Romanian national team throughout the 1950s and 1960s and was a former captain of the team.[2]

Awards

In 2012, he received the Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service.[5]

Death

Viorel Morariu died on 23 May 2017.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Viorel Morariu Scrum.com
  2. [2]
    "Romanian rugby player big gallery: Viorel Morariu - the leader of a generation". Rugby.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Viorel Morariu: "Eu am refuzat ca România să participe la Turneul celor Şase Naţiuni"" [Viorel Morariu: "I refused Romania to participate in the Six Nations tournament"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Despre rugby, de dincolo de Atlantic…Viorel Morariu – liderul unei generatii". Romanian Rugby Federation (in Romanian). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Morariu receives Distinguished Service Award". irb.com. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. [6]
    VIOREL MORARIU, PERSONALITATE MARCANTA A RUGBYULUI ROMANESC, A INCETAT DIN VIATA
  7. [7]
    S-a stins "strategul grămezii" » Povestea lui Viorel Morariu: rugbistul a încetat din viață la vârsta de 85 de ani
  8. [8]
    Viorel Morariu, fost preşedinte al Federaţiei Române de Rugby, a încetat din viaţă


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