CSA Steaua București (rugby union)

The Steaua București rugby club was founded in 1948, under the wing of the CSA Steaua București sports club that had been founded by the Romanian Army the previous year, and had traditionally consisted of members drawn from ranks of the army, hence their nickname, the military men.[2]

Steaua established crosstown rivalries with Dinamo București and Grivița Roșie București before winning the team's first Romanian Cup in 1950. The team won the league and cup double in 1953, and by the late 1950s, Steaua was winning domestic titles with regularity. Over the years, the team has also claimed success at the European Championships, winning two European Cups.[2]

Over the years, Steaua București has produced several players that have represented the Romanian national rugby team including Daniel Barbu, Marin Ionescu, Alexandru Penciu, Rene Chiriac, Paul Ciobănel, Adrian Mateescu, Mircea Braga, and Răducu Durbac.[2]

The CSA Steaua București squad for the 2021 SuperLiga season is:[3]

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 Tudor Butnariu Hooker Romania Dragoș Lucan Hooker Romania Cristian Pană Hooker Romania Vlad Bădălicescu Prop Romania Vasile Bălan Prop Romania Andrei Căpușanu Prop Romania Andrei Hurjui Prop Romania Marius Lungu Prop Romania Ionuț Pîrvu Prop Romania Alexandru Savin Prop Romania Bogdan Doroftei Lock Romania Marian Drenceanu Lock Romania Virgil Ghenea Lock Romania Alexandru Grigore Lock Romania Irinel Legean Lock Romania Mario Arvinte Back row Romania Cristi Boboc Back row Romania Viorel Lucaci Back row Romania Kuselo Moyake Back row Romania Dragoș Ser Back row Romania Damian Strătilă Back row Romania Kamil Sobota Back row Romania Matthew Tweddle Back row Ireland Eseria Vueti Back row Fiji

Player Position Union Kyle Mcghie Scrum-half Scotland Sorin Pândichi Scrum-half Romania Florin Surugiu (c) Scrum-half Romania Monson Vaovasa Scrum-half Australia Tudor Boldor Fly-half Romania Daniel Plai Fly-half Romania Taniela Rawaqa Fly-half Fiji Cristian Bumbac Centre Romania Ngoni Chibuwe Centre Zimbabwe Jone Nasalo Centre Malaysia Vlăduț Popa Centre Romania Ionuț Dumitru Wing Romania Cosmin Iliuță Wing Romania Robert Neagu Wing Romania Fonovai Tangimana Wing Romania Sioeli Lama Fullback Romania Hinckley Vaovasa Fullback Romania

• Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.

• Rugby union in Romania

• Official Website (in Romanian)
• SuperLiga Squad Details (in Romanian)
• itsrugby.co.uk Squad Details (in English)