Florea Opriș

Florea Opriș

Birth name	Florea Opriș
Date of birth	(1956-03-10) 10 March 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Zimnicea, Teleorman County Romania
Occupation(s)	coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Youth career 1974-1980 Dunărea Giurgiu Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1980-1990 Farul Constanța () 1990-1991 Entente Sportive Avignon Saint-Saturnin () 1993-1994 Farul Constanța () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–1987 Romania 7 (0) Coaching career Years Team 1995 Centrul de Copii Farul 2000 C.S. Ovidiu 2005 R.C.J. Farul

Florea Opriș (born 10 March 1956) in Zimnicea, is a former Romanian rugby union football player, referee and currently coach. He played as prop, as well as flanker.[1]

Career

He mostly played for Farul Constanța, except in the 1990-91 season, where he moved in France, playing for Entente Sportive Avignon Saint-Saturnin.[2]

International career

Opriș debuted for Romania against France, in Lille, on 12 April 1986. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup squad where he played only his last international match, which was also against France, in Wellington, New Zealand, on 28 May 1987.

Honours

Farul Constanța

• Cupa României: 1986-87

References

1. Asociația Internaționalilor de Rugby din România - Opriș Florea Romanian Rugby Trainers Association website
2. "LE "DEFI FRANÇAIS AMERIca's CUP 92" de Marc Pajot et un syndicat de défendeur américain -celui Des". 10 September 1990.

External links

• Florea Opriș at ESPNscrum