Florea Opriș (born 10 March 1956) in Zimnicea, is a former Romanian rugby union football player, referee and currently coach. He played as prop, as well as flanker.[1]
Birth name | Florea Opriș | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 March 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zimnicea, Teleorman County Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHe mostly played for Farul Constanța, except in the 1990-91 season, where he moved in France, playing for Entente Sportive Avignon Saint-Saturnin.[2]
International career
editOpriș debuted for Romania against France, in Lille, on 12 April 1986. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup squad where he played only his last international match, which was also against France, in Wellington, New Zealand, on 28 May 1987.
Honours
edit- Cupa României: 1986-87
References
edit- ^ Asociația Internaționalilor de Rugby din România - Opriș Florea Romanian Rugby Trainers Association website
- ^ "LE "DEFI FRANÇAIS AMERIca's CUP 92" de Marc Pajot et un syndicat de défendeur américain -celui Des". 10 September 1990.
External links
edit- Florea Opriș at ESPNscrum