Daniel Carpo (born 26 November 1984 in Tulcea) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as number eight.

Daniel Carpo
Carpo during a 2011 Rugby World Cup match
Date of birth (1984-11-26) 26 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthTulcea, Romania
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–13 RCJ Farul Constanța ()
2005–13 București Wolves ()
2013–15 Timișoara Saracens ()
2015–16 CSM București ()
2016–17 Richmond F.C. ()
2017–18 CSM București ()
2018–Present Dinamo București ()
Correct as of 29 May 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2015 Romania 54 (45)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018– Romania 7`s 3
Coaching career
Years Team
2018– Romania 7`s (Assistant Coach/Manager)

Club career

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Carpo played for RCJ Farul Constanța, from 2002/03 to 2010/11. Currently he is playing for Dinamo București, in the Romanian Rugby Championship. He was MVP for two years in a row, in 2010 and 2011.

International career

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Carpo has 54 caps for Romania, since 2007, with 9 tries scored, 45 points on aggregate. He had his first game at the 19-8 win over Italy A, at 10 June 2007, in Bucharest, for the IRB Nations Cup. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring a try in the 34-24 loss to Scotland, and for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, where he played once again in three games but without scoring.[1]

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