București Wolves

București Wolves

Full name	București Wolves Rugby
Union	Romanian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)	The Wolves
Founded	2004 (2004)
Region	Bucureşti, Romania
Ground(s)	Arcul de Triumf Stadium (Capacity: 5,500)
Coach(es)	Lynn Howells
Captain(s)	Stelian Burcea
Most caps	Florin Vlaicu (45)
Top scorer	Florin Vlaicu (243)
League(s)	European Rugby Challenge Cup
2012–13	14th
1st kit 2nd kit

The București Wolves (Romanian: Lupii Bucureşti) are a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. The side is a team that is formed every season to play in the Challenge Cup, consisting of rugby players playing in the domestic Romanian leagues. The team has yet to make it past the pool stages in the Challenge Cup. Its colours are gold and black in a standard design. Starting with 2016 the franchise was replaced by the winner of local professional rugby championship, Superliga CEC Bank.

The union is coached by Lynn Howells and captained by Romanian international Stelian Burcea.

Current squad

2013/2014 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Florin Bărdașu Hooker Romania Eugen Căpățână Hooker Romania Andrei Rădoi Hooker Romania Otar Turashvili Hooker Romania Vlad Bădălicescu Prop Romania Madalin Baraulea Prop Romania Constantin Pristăviță Prop Romania Horace Pungea Prop Romania Petru Tamba Prop Romania Alexandru Țăruș Prop Romania Andrei Bucurescu Lock Romania Marian Drenceanu Lock Romania Alexandru Grigore Lock Romania Dorin Lazăr Lock Romania Valentin Popîrlan Lock Romania Johan van Heerden Lock South Africa Stelian Burcea (c) Flanker Romania Daniel Ianuș Flanker Romania Adrian Ion Flanker Romania Viorel Lucaci Flanker Romania Alexandru Mitu Flanker Romania Răzvan Ailenei Number 8 Romania

Player Position Union Valentin Calafeteanu Scrum-half Romania Ciprian Căplescu Scrum-half Romania Florin Surugiu Scrum-half Romania Ionuț Dimofte Fly-half Romania Michael Wiringi Fly-half New Zealand Robert Dascălu Centre Romania Csaba Gál Centre Romania Florin Ioniță Centre Romania Paula Kinikinilau Centre Tonga Florin Vlaicu Centre Romania Ionel Cazan Wing Romania Ionuț Dumitru Wing Romania Cătălin Fercu Wing Romania Stephen Hihetah Wing Romania Mădălin Lemnaru Wing Romania Tibi Conache Fullback Romania

• International players in bold.

Statistics

• 2004–05 European Shield - played 2, won 1, lost 1.
• 2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 2, drew 1, lost 3.
• 2008–09 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2009–10 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2010–11 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 1, lost 5.
• 2011–12 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 2, lost 4.
• 2012–13 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 2, lost 4.
• 2013–14 European Challenge Cup pool stage - played 6, won 2, lost 4.
• 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup - played 6, won 0, lost 6.
• Overall Record - played 56, won 14, drew 1, lost 41.

See also

• Romania national rugby union team
• Rugby union in Romania

External links

• Bucureşti Rugby on ercrugby.com
• PlanetaOvala.ro - Romanian Rugby News
• Rugby Romania
• Federation of Romania rugby
• Hill appreciates Romanian Rugby