CSA Steaua București (rugby)

CSA Steaua București is a professional Romanian rugby union club from Ghencea, south-west București, which plays in the CEC Bank SuperLiga, the first division of Romanian rugby. They are the most successful Romanian rugby union team in the Romanian SuperLiga with 24 championship wins and 15 cup wins. The club is also the current Cupa României (Romanian Cup) champions, having won the 2019 tournament.

This article is about the rugby club. For the sports club, see CSA Steaua București.
CSA Steaua București
Full nameClubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București
Founded1948 (1948)
LocationBucurești, Romania
Ground(s)Stadionul Steaua II
Stadionul Steaua (Some matches) (Capacity: 3,000
31,254)
PresidentMădălin Sorin Hîncu
Coach(es)Dănuț Dumbravă
Captain(s)Florin Surugiu
League(s)CEC Bank SuperLiga
2019–203rd
Official website
www.csasteaua.ro/jocuri-sportive/rugby/
Active departments of CSA Steaua
AthleticsBasketballBoxingCanoe & Kayak
CyclingEquestrianFencingFootball
GymnasticsHandballHockeyJudo
KarateKenpōMotorcyclingPentathlon
RowingRugbySamboShooting
SwimmingTaekwondo WTFTable tennisTennis
VolleyballWater PoloWeightliftingWrestling

History

The Steaua București rugby club was formed in 1948, under the wing of the CSA Steaua București sports club that had been founded by the Romanian Army the previous year.[1]

Steaua established crosstown rivalries with Grivița Roșie București and Dinamo București, before winning the team's first Romanian Cup in 1950. The team won the league and cup double in 1953, and by the late 1950s, Steaua was winning domestic titles with regularity. Over the years, the team has also claimed success at the European Championships, winning six gold medals, three silver and one bronze.[1]

Steaua has produced several players that have represented the Romanian national rugby team including Daniel Barbu, Marin Ionescu, Alexandru Penciu, Rene Chiriac, Paul Ciobănel, Adrian Mateescu, Mircea Braga, and Răducu Durbac.[1]

Rivalry with Dinamo

București Rivalry: Both CSA Steaua București and CS Dinamo București have been bitter rivals in most sports since 1949, and when it comes to rugby, both sides are always competitive about who is the better team of București.

Honours

Domestic
  • CEC Bank SuperLiga:
    • Winners (24) (record): 1949, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
    • Runners-up (11): 1955, 1956, 1960, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018–19
  • CEC Bank SuperLiga: (in 7 players):
    • Winners (13) (record)
  • Cupa României
    • Winners (15) (record) : 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1974, 1977, 1978, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2019
    • Runners-up (5): 1954, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015
  • Cupa Regelui:
    • Runners-up (2): 2016, 2018
Players of CSA Steaua and Timișoara Saracens seen engaged in a scrum in a match during 2016–17 SuperLiga in April 2017

European
  • FIRA European Cup
    • Winners (2): 1966, 1973[1]

Friendly
  • Cupa Victoriei
    • Winners (1): 1960
  • Cupa Păcii
    • Winners (1): 1964

Current squad

The CSA Steaua București squad for the 2019–20 SuperLiga season is:[2] Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Florin Bârdașu Hooker Romania
Tudor Butnariu Hooker Romania
Dragoș Lucan Hooker Romania
Cristian Pană Hooker Romania
Vlad Bădălicescu Prop Romania
Vasile Bălan Prop Romania
Nicolae Nere Prop Romania
Nika Pataraia Prop Georgia
Alexandru Savin Prop Romania
Bogdan Doroftei Lock Romania
Marian Drenceanu Lock Romania
Virgil Ghenea Lock Romania
Alexandru Grigore Lock Romania
Marcel Rusu Lock Romania
Mario Arvinte Back row Romania
Andrei Bucurescu Back row Romania
Kuselo Moyake Back row Romania
Andrei Pășălan Back row Romania
Dragoș Ser Back row Romania
Damian Strătilă Back row Romania
Kamil Sobota Back row Romania
Matthew Tweddle Back row Ireland
Eseria Vueti Back row Fiji
Player Position Union
Julien Bartoli Scrum-half Romania
Grigoraș Diaconescu Scrum-half Romania
Florin Surugiu(c) Scrum-half Romania
Tudor Boldor Fly-half Romania
Daniel Plai Fly-half Romania
Cristian Bumbac Centre Romania
Ngoni Chibuwe Centre Zimbabwe
Rareș Ciudin Centre Romania
Morisio-Cokanauto Elia Centre Fiji
Florin Ioniță Centre Romania
Jone Nasalo Centre Fiji
Dennis Perju Centre Romania
Vlăduț Popa Centre Romania
Fonovai Tangimana Centre Romania
Florin Vlaicu Centre Romania
Eduard Bencea Wing Romania
Ionuț Dumitru Wing Romania
Alexandru Porojan Wing Romania
Lama Sioeli Fullback Tonga
Robert Neagu Fullback Romania
Sabin Strătilă Fullback Romania
  • note – Players in bold have played at least one match for their national team.

See also

References
  1. "History" (in Romanian). CSA Steaua Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "STEAUA". SuperLiga CEC Bank (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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