Adrian Alin Petrache (born October 29, 1976 in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...

) is a

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administrator and former player. He is currently the president of CSM București sports club and also president of the

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. He was also the president of the

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between 2014 and 2016. Petrache was a member of the Romania national team. He played three matches at the

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and scored a try against the United States. He played as a Number Eight.RUGBY WORLD CUP , East Group – Lansdowne Road, 9 October 1999, 18:00 local, 17:00 GMT
at

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Alin Petrache
at ecpc.org * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrache, Alin 1976 births Living people Rugby union players from Bucharest Romanian rugby union players Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Racing 92 players RC Toulon players Rugby union number eights Romanian expatriate rugby union players Romania international rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde players AS Béziers Hérault players CS Dinamo București (rugby union) players SCM Rugby Timișoara players Presidents of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee Presidents of the Romanian Rugby Federation