RC Spartan Oradea

The club was founded in 2005 by Mircea Țucudean, a former soldier and bodyguard who himself had played rugby while at the University of Oradea. Prior to the foundation of the club, the rugby team at the university managed to reach Divizia A, the second level of rugby in Romania, before disbanding a few years later.

In 2008, the club withdrew from the Romanian league to play in neighboring coountry Hungary, citing financial reasons and inconsistencies in refereeing.[1] The Hungarian Rugby Union (MRgSz) welcomed them with open arms, as they saw the move as an attempt to help improve the quality of rugby in their country.

In 2011, Spartan Oradea promoted from the Nemzeti Bajnokság I the second division of rugby union in Hungary to the first division of rugby union in Hungary which was the DHL Extraliga.

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 Andrei Horja Hooker Romania Cosmin Druta Prop Romania Alin Gheban Prop Romania Marius Prop Romania V. Popescu Prop Romania Mircea Tucudean Lock Romania Filip Burlau Lock Romania Claudiu Miheş Flanker Romania Ionut Sandru Flanker Romania I. Borani Number 8 Romania Sebastian Filip Number 8 Romania

Player Position Union Silviu Agape Scrum-half Romania Sebastian Erdei Scrum-half Romania Stefan Csornai Fly-half Romania Valentin Dat Centre Romania A. Dumitrescu Centre Romania A. Ristin Wing Romania Ciprian Lucaci Wing Romania Marius Sandru Wing Romania Norbert Csornai Fullback Romania

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