Alexandru Petru Bucur (born 24 April 1994) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre or full-back for professional SuperLiga club CSM Baia Mare.
| Full name | Alexandru Petru Bucur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bârlad, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Facultatea de Eucație Fizică și Sport Baia Mare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editAlexandru Bucur started playing rugby in 2009 at 15 years and a half with Romanian youth club Clubul Sportiv Școlar Bârlad and from 2012 he was selected to join another youth club, Clubul Sportiv Școlar 2 Siromex Baia Mare. After one year with Siromex Baia Mare, Alexandru signed on 2nd of July 2013 a contract with SuperLiga side CSM Baia Mare.[1][2]
International career
editIn November 2018, he was called for Romania's national team, the Oaks,[3] making his international debut during the 2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals in a test match against Los Teros.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ www.rugbybaiamare.ro (6 March 2018). "Alexandru Bucur zimbru încă patru ani".
- ^ www.graiul.ro (7 March 2018). "Alexandru Bucur, încă patru ani sub contract cu CSM Ştiinţa".
- ^ "Nine new names in Romania squad". Americas Rugby News. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ ESPN (24 November 2018). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
- ^ ESPN (24 November 2018). "URUGUAY TOUR - Bucharest, 24 November 2018, 14:00 local, 12:00 GMT".
External links
edit- Alexandru Bucur at ESPNscrum
- Alexandru Bucur at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Alexandru Bucur at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)