Florică Murariu

Florică Murariu (28 March 1955 – 24 December 1989) was a Romanian professional rugby union flanker.

Florică Murariu

Murariu with Steaua Bucharest
Date of birth	28 March 1955
Place of birth	Mitoc, Botoșani, Romania
Date of death	24 December 1989(1989-12-24) (aged 34)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1974–1989 Steaua București () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1976–1989 Romania 69 (32)

Career

Murariu spent his entire career playing for Steaua Bucharest, where he won 10 league titles.

He won 69 caps for Romania, from 1976 to 1989, and scored 8 tries, 32 points on aggregate. He made his international debut against France on 14 November 1976. He captained his country for the first time on 12 April 1986 against France. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games and scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. His final international appearance came against England on 13 May 1989.

Murariu was an officer in the Romanian Army and was shot dead at a roadblock during the 1989 Revolution.

Honours

Club

Steaua Bucharest

• Romanian League:
  • Champion (10): 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989
• Cupa României:
  • Winner (2): 1977, 1978

International

Romania

• FIRA Nations Cup:
  • Winner (3): 1977, 1981, 1983

Further reading

• Riordan, James (1991). Sport, Politics, and Communism. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-2850-2.
• Ryan, Mark (2007). World Rugby, The Greatest Rugby Moments & Players of the Last 100 Years. Flame Tree Publishing. ISBN 978-1-8445-1714-5.

External links

• Florică Murariu at ESPNscrum