Cornel Tatu

Cornel Tatu (born 12 July 1983 in Sibiu), is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a flanker.

Cornel Tatu

Birth name	Florin-Cornel Tatu
Date of birth	(1983-07-12) 12 July 1983
Place of birth	Sibiu, Romania
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	217 lb (98 kg)
University	Universitatea Ecologică din București
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–16 2016–17 Steaua București Stejarul Buzău ? ? ? ? Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–15 București Wolves 16 0 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2013 Romania 12 (0)

Club career

During his career, Tatu played mostly for Steaua București in Romania and for București Wolves a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. He ended his career at Stejarul Buzău.

International career

Tatu gathered 12 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2003 against Argentina to his last game in 2013 against Spain. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played a single match in Pool A against Argentina, which was his debut for the Oaks.

Honours

Steaua București

• SuperLiga: 2003, 2005, 2006
• Romanian Cup: 2006, 2007, 2013

External links

• Cornel Tatu at ESPNscrum
• Cornel Tatu at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Cornel Tatu at European Professional Club Rugby