Valentin Calafeteanu
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Valentin Niculae Calafeteanu (born on the 25th of January 1985, Bucharest
, Romania
) is a Romanian rugby union
footballer. His position on the field is scrum-half. He currently plays for RC Timişoara
.
Calafeteanu is one of the most promising Romanian young players, having his first game for Romania
, in 20 November 2004, with Japan
, in a 25-10 win, aged only 19.
He won the European Six National Championship Cup, Group B, in 2006. He also played all the four games, three of them as a substitute, at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals, where he scored a conversion in the 14-10 win over Portugal
.
He currently holds 32 caps for Romania, with 5 tries, 14 conversions, 13 penalties and 1 drop goal scored, in an aggregate of 95 points.
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) is a Romanian rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. His position on the field is scrum-half. He currently plays for RC Timişoara
RC Timişoara
Rugby Club Municipal Timişoara is a Romanian semi-professional rugby union club from Timişoara, which will play the 2011 season in the Romanian Rugby Championship, the first division of Romanian rugby...
.
Calafeteanu is one of the most promising Romanian young players, having 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 20 November 2004, with Japan
Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
, in a 25-10 win, aged only 19.
He won the European Six National Championship Cup, Group B, in 2006. He also played all the four games, three of them as a substitute, at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
finals, where he scored a conversion in the 14-10 win over Portugal
Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
.
He currently holds 32 caps for Romania, with 5 tries, 14 conversions, 13 penalties and 1 drop goal scored, in an aggregate of 95 points.