| Federația Română de Rugby | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1913; 112 years ago (1913)[1] |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1987 |
| Rugby Europe affiliation | 1934 |
| President | Alin Petrache |
| Men's coach | Eugen Apjok |
| Sevens coach | Men's:Florin Vlaicu Women's: Neculai Tarcan |
| Website | rugbyromania |
TheRomanian Rugby Federation (Romanian:Federația Română de Rugby), abbreviated asFRR, is the governing body for the sport ofrugby union inRomania. Romania currently comprises 24,610 players, 9,810 members of which are registered and 113 clubs in the whole country.
The Romanian Rugby Federation was founded in 1913, shortly afterrugby union was introduced toRomania by French University students who moved to study in Romania and were also one of the founding members of theFédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur, now known asRugby Europe.
The federation became affiliated to the International Rugby Football Board, now known asWorld Rugby, in 1987 when Romania were invited to take part in the inauguralWorld Cup the same year.
Octavian Morariu was a former president of the FRR, and was considered by many the pioneer in the reconstruction ofrugby union in Romania as well as the federation itself. Due to his success, he later became the President of theRomanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) and was replaced by George Straton, one of his closest associates. The current president of FRR isAlin Petrache, another formerrugby union player forRomania.
| Name[2] | Tenure |
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| Grigore Caracostea | 1915–1940 |
| Ion Petrescu | 1940–1941 |
| Dumitru Tănăsescu | 1941–1942 |
| Nicolae Chrissoveloni | 1942–1943 |
| Șerban Ghica | 1943–1945 |
| Paul Nedelcovici | 1945–1946 |
| Grigore Preoteasa | 1947 |
| Ascanio Damian | 1947–1952 |
| Mihai Nicolau | 1952–1953 |
| Emil Drăgănescu | 1953–1967 |
| Corneliu Burada | 1967–1982 |
| Emil Drăgănescu | 1982–1984 |
| Marin Cristea | 1984–1989 |
| Emil Ghibu | 1989 |
| Mihai Nicolescu | 1990–1992 |
| Viorel Morariu | 1992–1998 |
| Dumitru Mihalache | 1998–2001 |
| Octavian Morariu | 2001–2003 |
| George Straton | 2003–2009 |
| Alin Petrache | 2009–2014 |
| Hari Dumitraș | 2014–2017 |
| Alin Petrache | 2017–present |
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