Petre Mitu

Petre Mitu (born 22 March 1977 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union fullback. A one time captain of the national team, Mitu played as both a fullback and scrum half during his career. He was also their goalkicker, helping Romania qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup with 80 points during qualifying.

Petre Mitu

Date of birth	(1977-03-22) 22 March 1977
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf, Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1999 1999–2002 2002–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 CSA Steaua Stade Aurillacois FC Grenoble Stade Poitevin Tarbes Pyrénées US Montauban CA Castelsarrasin RAC Angérien () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2009  Romania 41 (339)

An injury in 2001 saw him lose the goalkicking duties to Ionut Tofan and soon after he announced his retirement despite being just 25 years of age. He finished his international career with 34 caps for Romania and a total of 288 points (the highest total for a scrum half, as of October 2008).