Cezar Popescu
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Cezar Popescu is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a prop.
He first played at CSA Steaua Bucureşti (Rugby), moving to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
in 2003. He moved in 2005 to SU Agen, where he would play two seasons. He played for RC Chalon for the season of 2008/09.
Popescu has currently 41 caps for Romania
, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate. His first cap was at a 4 October 1997, in a 83-18 win over Belgium
, in Brussels
, in a 1999 Rugby World Cup
qualifier, aged only 20 years old. He was a member of Romania squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup
, playing in four games, and at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
, playing in two matches.
He first played at CSA Steaua Bucureşti (Rugby), moving to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system....
in 2003. He moved in 2005 to SU Agen, where he would play two seasons. He played for RC Chalon for the season of 2008/09.
Popescu has currently 41 caps 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...
, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate. His first cap was at a 4 October 1997, in a 83-18 win over Belgium
Belgium national rugby union team
The Belgium national rugby union team represents the third tier rugby playing nation of Belgium. They first played in 1930 and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Belgium is administered by the Belgian Rugby Federation...
, in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, in a 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...
qualifier, aged only 20 years old. He was a member of Romania squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
, playing in four games, and 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,...
, playing in two matches.