Viorel Morariu

Viorel Morariu

Morariu (right) and Sergio Lanfranchi in 1962.
Birth name	Viorel Morariu
Date of birth	(1931-10-18)18 October 1931
Place of birth	Cuciulata, Romania
Date of death	23 May 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 85)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Notable relative(s)	Octavian Morariu (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947-1964 RC Grivița București () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1952-1964 Romania 22 (3)

Viorel Morariu (18 October 1931 – 23 May 2017) was a former Romanian rugby union flanker.[1][2] He was one of the best Romanian rugby players of his generation.[3]

His son Octavian Morariu became president of the Romanian Rugby Federation (F.R.R).[4]

International career

Morariu was a consistent member of the Romanian national team throughout the 1950s and 1960s and was a former captain of the team.[2]

Awards

In 2012, he received the Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service.[5]

Death

Viorel Morariu died on 23 May 2017.[6][7][8]

See also

• List of Romania national rugby union players

References

1. Viorel Morariu Scrum.com
2. "Romanian rugby player big gallery: Viorel Morariu - the leader of a generation". Rugby.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 December 2010.
3. "Viorel Morariu: "Eu am refuzat ca România să participe la Turneul celor Şase Naţiuni"" [Viorel Morariu: "I refused Romania to participate in the Six Nations tournament"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
4. "Despre rugby, de dincolo de Atlantic…Viorel Morariu – liderul unei generatii". Romanian Rugby Federation (in Romanian). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
5. "Morariu receives Distinguished Service Award". irb.com. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
6. VIOREL MORARIU, PERSONALITATE MARCANTA A RUGBYULUI ROMANESC, A INCETAT DIN VIATA
7. S-a stins "strategul grămezii" » Povestea lui Viorel Morariu: rugbistul a încetat din viață la vârsta de 85 de ani
8. Viorel Morariu, fost preşedinte al Federaţiei Române de Rugby, a încetat din viaţă

External links

• Viorel Morariu at ESPNscrum
• Obituary of Viorel Morariu, Romanian Rugby Federation (in Romanian)