Catalin Fercu
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Cătălin Fercu is a Romanian rugby union
player. He has played in 19 international matches for Romania
. Fercu plays on the fullback
position.
He currently plays for RCM Timişoara
, and made his European debut season in the 2005/2006 season as Bucharest
played in the European Challenge Cup
. Having scored a try in his first season better was to come in his second year in Europe scoring six tries in the group stages a great achievement however it was not enough to get Bucharest
through their group and this prevented Fercu from potentially being the tournaments top try scorer. Such notable achievements in the 2006/2007 European Challenge Cup
include a hat-trick of tries against French side Bayonne
.
Fercu has also already made appearances on the international stage even at his young age and he played against France
and Scotland
in the Autumn internationals in 2006. He also scored a try against the French. Fercu helped guide Romania
to the 2007 Rugby World Cup
as he played in the qualifier matches including the vital games against Georgia
and Spain
and scored a try against Spain in the game that sealed their qualification to the Rugby World Cup
.
Fercu was a late withdrawal from their Rugby World Cup squad because he was not prepared to fly all the way to New Zealand . The Romanian side arrived in Christchurch
to prepare for their first game of the tournament against Scotland
in Invercargill
on 10 September without Fercu, who failed to get on the plane when it left Romania
.
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...
player. He has played in 19 international matches for 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...
. Fercu plays on the fullback
Fullback
Fullback or Full back may refer to:* a position in various football games, including:** Full back , in association football , a defender playing in a wide position...
position.
He currently plays for RCM 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...
, and made his European debut season in the 2005/2006 season as Bucharest
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....
played in the European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
. Having scored a try in his first season better was to come in his second year in Europe scoring six tries in the group stages a great achievement however it was not enough to get Bucharest
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....
through their group and this prevented Fercu from potentially being the tournaments top try scorer. Such notable achievements in the 2006/2007 European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
include a hat-trick of tries against French side Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
.
Fercu has also already made appearances on the international stage even at his young age and he played against France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in the Autumn internationals in 2006. He also scored a try against the French. Fercu helped guide 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...
to the 2007 Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
as he played in the qualifier matches including the vital games against Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and scored a try against Spain in the game that sealed their qualification to the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
.
Fercu was a late withdrawal from their Rugby World Cup squad because he was not prepared to fly all the way to New Zealand . The Romanian side arrived in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
to prepare for their first game of the tournament against Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in Invercargill
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
on 10 September without Fercu, who failed to get on the plane when it left 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...
.