Ștefan Iancu (rugby union)

Ștefan Iancu

Full name	Ștefan Iancu
Date of birth	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)
Height	205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	130 kg (287 lb; 20 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team CSM Știința Baia Mare, Romanian Wolves Youth career RC Bârlad Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017-2019 CSM București 22 (0) 2019-2020 SCM Gloria Buzău 6 (0) 2020-2021 CSM Știința Baia Mare 4 (0) 2021-2022 Chinnor R.F.C. ?? (??) 2022- CSM Știința Baia Mare 9 (5) 2022- Romanian Wolves 2 (0) Correct as of 19 August 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Romania under-18 ?? (??) 2018 Romania under-20 ?? (??) 2020 Romania under-23 ?? (??) 2022- Romania 5 (0) 2023 Romania A 1 (0) Correct as of 19 August 2023

Ștefan Iancu (born 1 July 1998) is a Romanian rugby union player who plays at CSM Știința Baia Mare in the Liga Națională de Rugby and for the Romanian Wolves in the Rugby Europe Super Cup.^[1]

Club career

Iancu began his senior career at CSM București playing for 2 seasons before moving to SCM Gloria Buzău^[2] for a season then moving to Liga Națională de Rugby champions CSM Știința Baia Mare.

In 2021 he moved to English National One side Chinnor RFC spending a season in England before moving back to CSM Știința Baia Mare.^[3][4][5][6]

In 2022 he was named in the Romanian Wolves squad for the Rugby Europe Super Cup.^[7]

International career

He played age grade rugby for Romania, including playing in the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.^[8] He made his senior debut coming off the bench in a 22–30 win over Uruguay.^[9] Iancu was named in the Romanian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[10]

He has also featured for the Romania A squad in a match against Italy A.^[11]

Honors

CSM București

• Cupa României: 2017, 2018
• Cupa Regelui: 2017

CSM Știința Baia Mare

• Liga Națională de Rugby: 2021, 2022
• Cupa României: 2020

References

1. "Iancu Stefan | CSM Stiinta Baia Mare | Linia a doua". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
2. "Ștefan Iancu – Rugby" (in Romanian). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
3. "Stefan Iancu - Chinnor Rugby Club First XV". www.chinnor-rfc.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
4. articole-din-super-liga (2021-05-06). "Fost component al României U20, Ștefan Iancu a semnat cu echipa engleză Chinnor RFC Thame". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
5. "Rugby / Internaţionalul român Ştefan Iancu va juca în divizia a treia din Anglia". CugetLiber.ro. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
6. "6ft 8in Romanian lock among Chinnor's new signings". Oxford Mail. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
7. "Stefan IANCU - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
8. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
9. "Stefan IANCU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
10. rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
11. "Rugby: România A, învinsă categoric de Italia A, într-un meci de pregătire". News.ro (in Romanian). 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-08-19.