Mihai Macovei (born 29 October 1986) is a Romanian professional
rugby union
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player who plays as a
flanker
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for
National Division 2
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club
Bassin d'Arcachon and
captains
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the
Romania national team.
International career
He represented Romania in the
2011 Rugby World Cup
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, and, following the retirement of
, was named captain for the 2015 tournament and has of 2022 captained the
Oaks 68 times. He went on to be Romania's star performer in the pool stages, scoring two tries in the Oaks' dramatic comeback victory against Canada.
In 2022 Macovei became the fifth
Romanian
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test
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centurion, earning his 100th international appearance in the defeat against
Samoa
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in the
2022 autumn internationals.
References
External links
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Mihai Macoveiat
US Colomiers
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1986 births
Living people
People from Gura Humorului
Romanian rugby union players
Romania international rugby union players
Colomiers Rugby players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Suceava County
2011 Rugby World Cup players
2015 Rugby World Cup players
Romanian expatriate rugby union players in France
21st-century Romanian sportsmen
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