Mircea Paraschiv
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Mircea Paraschiv is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half. He is usually considered one of the best Romanian rugby footballers of all times.
Paraschiv had 62 caps for Romania
, from his debut in a 16-12 win over Spain
, at 4 May 1975, in Madrid
, for the FIRA
Championship, to his last game, a 49-3 loss to France
, at 11 November 1987, in Agen
for the FIRA
Championship. He scored 6 tries during his international career, 24 points on aggregate. He was his national team captain for 11 years, from 1976 to 1987.
He played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
as the captain, in all the three games of the Romanian team, scoring a try in the 21-20 win over Zimbabwe
, at 23 May 1987, in Auckland
.
He finished his career in 1990 to become a coach. He was the coach of Dinamo Bucharest, from 1990/91 to 2005/06.
Paraschiv was the head coach of Romania at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
, with Constantin Fugigi. Romania had three losses but achieved an honourable defeat of 21-8 to future champions South Africa
. He was also the head coach at the 1999 Rugby World Cup
, achieving a 27-25 win over the United States
.
He was chosen as the coach of Farul Constanţa in 2010.
He is currently the single Romanian player inducted to the World Rugby Museum Wall of Fame
, inaugurated in 2005 in Twickenham
.
Paraschiv had 62 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...
, from his debut in a 16-12 win over Spain
Spain national rugby union team
The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...
, at 4 May 1975, in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, for the FIRA
FIRA
FIRA is a four-letter acronym used for:* FIRA - Association of European Rugby* Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations* Foreign Investment Review Agency * Federation of International Robot-soccer Association...
Championship, to his last game, a 49-3 loss to France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
, at 11 November 1987, in Agen
Agen
Agen is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Aquitaine in south-western France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. It is the capital of the department.-Economy:The town has a higher level of unemployment than the national average...
for the FIRA
FIRA
FIRA is a four-letter acronym used for:* FIRA - Association of European Rugby* Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations* Foreign Investment Review Agency * Federation of International Robot-soccer Association...
Championship. He scored 6 tries during his international career, 24 points on aggregate. He was his national team captain for 11 years, from 1976 to 1987.
He played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...
as the captain, in all the three games of the Romanian team, scoring a try in the 21-20 win over Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe national rugby union team
The Zimbabwe national rugby union team is the rugby union team representing Zimbabwe. They are considered to be a third tier rugby union nation...
, at 23 May 1987, in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
.
He finished his career in 1990 to become a coach. He was the coach of Dinamo Bucharest, from 1990/91 to 2005/06.
Paraschiv was the head coach of Romania at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
, with Constantin Fugigi. Romania had three losses but achieved an honourable defeat of 21-8 to future champions South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
. He was also the head coach at the 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...
, achieving a 27-25 win over the United States
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
.
He was chosen as the coach of Farul Constanţa in 2010.
He is currently the single Romanian player inducted to the World Rugby Museum Wall of Fame
World Rugby Museum Wall of Fame
The World Rugby Museum Wall of Fame , not to be confused with the IRB Hall of Fame, was opened at the World Rugby Museum by Martin Johnson on 3rd June 2005 as a celebration of the best players from all over the world that have played at Twickenham Stadium...
, inaugurated in 2005 in Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
.