Marius Tincu is a Romania

Romania

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n rugby union

Rugby union

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 footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship.

He was first noticed in Romania, but soon moved to France, were he already played for Rouen

Rouen

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, La Teste, Section Paloise

Section Paloise

Section Paloise is a French rugby union club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently competing in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the French league system.-History:...

 (until 2005). He currently plays for USA Perpignan

USA Perpignan

Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...

, since 2005/2006.

Tincu played his first game for Romania

Romania national rugby union team

The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...

 in 3 February 2002. He has played 36 times for the side, scoring 14 tries

Try

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 and 70 points.

He played all the four games at 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

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, scoring three tries, in the games with Italy

Italy national rugby union team

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, Portugal

Portugal national rugby union team

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 and New Zealand

All Blacks

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