Gabriel Vasile Rupanu (born 28 September 1997) is a
Romanian
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rugby union
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player. He plays as a
scrum-half for professional
SuperLiga
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club
Timișoara Saracens
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.
Club career
Gabriel Rupanu started playing rugby as a youth for a local school Romanian club based in
Bârlad
Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad (river), Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
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and then started his professional journey joining the youth ranks of the local team in the same city. After making a good impression Bârlad, under the supervision of several coaches including Ioan Harnagea, Ciprian Popa and Dan Tufaru, in early 2017 he was signed by SuperLiga side, Timișoara Saracens.
International career
Rupanu is also selected for Romania's national team, the
Oaks, making his international debut in a test match against the ''
Los Cóndores'' on 8 June 2019.
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1997 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bârlad
Romanian rugby union players
Romania international rugby union players
SCM Rugby Timișoara players
Rugby union scrum-halves
2023 Rugby World Cup players
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