Gabriel Brezoianu
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Gabriel Brezoianu is a Romania
n rugby union
player. He plays as a wing.
Having played first at Dinamo Bucureşti (1998/1999), then in Steaua Bucureşti
(1999/2000), he moved to Bègles-Bordeaux, in France
, here he played from 2000/2001 to 2002/2003. After that, he went to represent US Dax
(2003/2004-2005/2006), Racing Métro 92 Paris
(2006/2007), Bordeaux Rugby Métropole
and Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
, in 2008.
Brezoianu played his first game for Romania
, at 20 April 1996, in a 83-5 win to Belgium
.
He was present three times at the Rugby World Cup
finals, in 1999, having three games played, 2003, with four games, and 2007, with three presences.
Brezoianu counted 71 caps, with 28 tries scored and 1 conversion, 142 points in aggregate, by the end of the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals. Surprisingly, for such a prolific rugby player, Brezoianu never scored in any of his three World Cup presences.
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...
n 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...
player. He plays as a wing.
Having played first at Dinamo Bucureşti (1998/1999), then in Steaua Bucureşti
Steaua Bucuresti
Fotbal Club Steaua București is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. They are the most successful Romanian football team in European competitions as well in the Romanian Liga I . They became the first East European team to win the UEFA Champions League being victorious in the...
(1999/2000), he moved to Bègles-Bordeaux, in 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...
, here he played from 2000/2001 to 2002/2003. After that, he went to represent US Dax
US Dax
Union Sportive Dacquoise, also known as US Dax, is a French rugby union club currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the French league system....
(2003/2004-2005/2006), Racing Métro 92 Paris
Racing Metro 92 Paris
Racing Métro 92 is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, the département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council...
(2006/2007), Bordeaux Rugby Métropole
Bordeaux Rugby Métropole
Union Bordeaux Bègles is a French rugby union team currently preparing to join the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their Top 14 place by winning the promotion playoffs that followed the 2010–11 season in the second-level Rugby Pro D2...
and 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 2008.
Brezoianu 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...
, at 20 April 1996, in a 83-5 win to 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...
.
He was present three times at 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....
finals, in 1999, having three games played, 2003, with four games, and 2007, with three presences.
Brezoianu counted 71 caps, with 28 tries scored and 1 conversion, 142 points in aggregate, by the end of 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. Surprisingly, for such a prolific rugby player, Brezoianu never scored in any of his three World Cup presences.