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RC Spartan Oradea

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Spartan Oradea
Full nameRugby Club Spartan Oradea
Nickname(s)Spartanii (Spartans)
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
LocationOradea, Romania
Ground(s)Stadionul Universității (Egyetemi Stadion) (Capacity: 500)
PresidentRomania Mircea Țucudean
Coach(es)Romania Ștefan Csornai (Former Coach)
League(s)DHL Extraliga

RC Spartan Oradea (also known as RC Nágyvarad Spartans in Hungary) is an amateur Romanian rugby club based in Oradea. They currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I of Hungary however, after having played in Romanian leagues until 2008. This makes them the second club outside of Hungary to play in the Hungarian league, after Slovakia`s Slovan Bratislava who first played in the tournament back in 2005.

History

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The club was founded in 2005 by Mircea Țucudean, a former soldier and bodyguard who himself had played rugby while at the University of Oradea. Prior to the foundation of the club, the rugby team at the university managed to reach Divizia A, the second level of rugby in Romania, before disbanding a few years later.

In 2008, the club withdrew from the Romanian league to play in neighboring country Hungary, citing financial reasons and inconsistencies in refereeing.[1] The Hungarian Rugby Union (MRgSz) welcomed them with open arms, as they saw the move as an attempt to help improve the quality of rugby in their country.

In 2011, Spartan Oradea promoted from the Nemzeti Bajnokság I the second division of rugby union in Hungary to the first division of rugby union in Hungary which was the DHL Extraliga.

Former squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Andrei Horja Hooker Romania Romania
Cosmin Druta Prop Romania Romania
Alin Gheban Prop Romania Romania
Marius Prop Romania Romania
V. Popescu Prop Romania Romania
Mircea Tucudean Lock Romania Romania
Filip Burlau Lock Romania Romania
Claudiu Miheş Flanker Romania Romania
Ionut Sandru Flanker Romania Romania
I. Borani Number 8 Romania Romania
Sebastian Filip Number 8 Romania Romania
Player Position Union
Silviu Agape Scrum-half Romania Romania
Sebastian Erdei Scrum-half Romania Romania
Stefan Csornai Fly-half Romania Romania
Valentin Dat Centre Romania Romania
A. Dumitrescu Centre Romania Romania
A. Ristin Wing Romania Romania
Ciprian Lucaci Wing Romania Romania
Marius Sandru Wing Romania Romania
Norbert Csornai Fullback Romania Romania

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