| Birth name | Florin-Cornel Tatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sibiu, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Universitatea Ecologică din București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornel Tatu (born 12 July 1983 in Sibiu), is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a flanker.
Club career
During his career, Tatu played mostly for Steaua București in Romania and for București Wolves a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. He ended his career at Stejarul Buzău.
International career
Tatu gathered 12 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2003 against Argentina to his last game in 2013 against Spain. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played a single match in Pool A against Argentina, which was his debut for the Oaks.
Honours
- SuperLiga: 2003, 2005, 2006
- Romanian Cup: 2006, 2007, 2013
References
- "CORNEL TATU, ANTRENOR LA CENTRUL DE COPII ȘI JUNIORI AL STELEI". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- MADALIN BARAULEA SI CORNEL TATU AU PUS CAPAT CARIEREI IN RUGBY
- RUGBY S-a retras capitanul Cornel Tatu
External links
- Cornel Tatu at ESPNscrum
- Cornel Tatu at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Cornel Tatu at European Professional Club Rugby
| Romania squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Backs | |
| Coach: Charreyre | |
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