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The '''Federaţiă Română de Rugby''' (or ''Romanian Rugby Federation'' in [[English language|English]]) is the governing body for the sport of [[rugby union]] in [[Romania]]. |
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The Federaţiă Română de Rugby are registered with the IRB under their English name and only use their Romanian name inside Romania. |
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==History== |
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It was formed in 1931 and were founder members of the [[FIRA - Association of European Rugby|Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur]]. |
It was formed in 1931 and were founder members of the [[FIRA - Association of European Rugby|Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur]]. |
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Revision as of 08:18, 6 August 2006
The Federaţiă Română de Rugby (or Romanian Rugby Federation in English) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Romania.
The Federaţiă Română de Rugby are registered with the IRB under their English name and only use their Romanian name inside Romania.
History
It was formed in 1931 and were founder members of the Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur.
It became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1987 when Romania were invited to take part in the inaugural World Cup.
Octavian Morariu won the election for the presidency of the F.R.R, and he and his team started the reconstruction of Romanian rugby union. He left the F.R.R to become the President of the Romanian Olympic Committee (COSR). Morariu was replaced at the helm by George Straton, one of his closest associates.