The Romanian Rugby Federation (), abbreviated as FRR, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Romania. Romania currently comprises 24,610 players, 9,810 members of which are registered and 113 clubs in the whole country.
History The Romanian Rugby Federation was founded in 1913, shortly after rugby union was introduced to Romania by French University students who moved to study in Romania and were also one of the founding members of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur, now known as Rugby Europe.
The federation became affiliated to the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, in 1987 when Romania were invited to take part in the inaugural World Cup the same year.
Octavian Morariu was a former president of the FRR, and was considered by many the pioneer in the reconstruction of rugby union in Romania as well as the federation itself. Due to his success, he later became the President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) and was replaced by George Straton, one of his closest associates. The current president of FRR is Alin Petrache, another former rugby union player for Romania.
Presidents NameTenureGrigore Caracostea1915–1940Ion Petrescu1940–1941Dumitru Tănăsescu1941–1942Nicolae Chrissoveloni1942–1943Șerban Ghica1943–1945Paul Nedelcovici1945–1946Grigore Preoteasa1947Ascanio Damian 1947–1952Mihai Nicolau1952–1953Emil Drăgănescu1953–1967Corneliu Burada1967–1982Emil Drăgănescu1982–1984Marin Cristea1984–1989Emil Ghibu1989Mihai Nicolescu 1990–1992Viorel Morariu1992–1998Dumitru Mihalache1998–2001Octavian Morariu2001–2003George Straton2003–2009Alin Petrache2009–2014Hari Dumitraș2014–2017Alin Petrache2017–present
See also Rugby union in Romania Romania national rugby union team List of Romania national rugby union players Sport in Romania
References
External links Official website