Florin Surugiu (born 10 December 1984 in

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) is a

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player. He plays in the scrum-half position for amateur

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club

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and

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based

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side the

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. Surugiu also plays for Romania's national team the Oaks. Surugiu made his international debut in 2008 as a substitute against

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. He played for Romania in the

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and in their

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qualifying before appearing for them in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He played three Tests at the World Cup, one as a substitute against

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and two in the scrum-half position against

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and

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* * * * 1984 births Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players București Wolves players CSA Steaua București (rugby union) players CSM București (rugby union) players Rugby Calvisano players Rugby union scrum-halves Living people Rugby union players from Bucharest 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Romanian expatriate rugby union players {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub