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| Birth name | Octavian Morariu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | August 7, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gheorghe Lazăr National College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Facultatea de Căi ferate, Drumuri și Poduri[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Viorel Morariu (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Mechanical engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Octavian Morariu (born August 7, 1961) is a Romanian former rugby union player and coach, and is currently the President of Rugby Europe.
Octavian is the son of former Romania rugby union international Viorel Morariu. Octavian Morariu played as a Number Eight for Rugby Club Grivița Roșie as a youth and also for Barbarians. Morariu gathered 2 caps for Romania, from 1984 to 1985 without scoring.[3]
From 2001 to 2003 Morariu was president of Romanian Rugby Federation, and from 2004 to 2014 president of Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee. Since 2013 Morariu has served as the President of Rugby Europe, the governing body for rugby union in Europe. He was unanimously reelected for a second term in 2016.[4]
References
External links
- Octavian Morariu at ESPNscrum
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