Nicolas Onuțu
Onuțu with Romania in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nicolas Onuțu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 December 1995 Guilherand-Granges, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Joseph Fourier University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Viorel Onuțu (father) Julien Onuțu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolas Onuțu (born 27 December 1995 in Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche) is a French-born Romanian professional rugby union player who currently plays for the French club CS Annonay.
Club career
Onuțu started playing rugby as a youth for the French club Valence Sportif. In 2015, he was signed by Fédérale 1 club ROC La Voulte-Valence, playing there for a year. In 2016, he moved to SC Royannais, and in 2017, he joined Fédérale 2 club CS Vienne. In 2018, he was signed by Romanian SuperLiga side CSM București.[2]
International career
Onuțu made his international debut at the 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup in a match against the Welwitschias.[3][4]
Personal life
His father, Viorel, a former Grivița București and Romanian international player, left communist Romania in 1971 and settled in France. There, he continued his career, playing for La Voulte Sportif, Grenoble, and Valence Sportif before officially retiring in 1978. His older brother, Julien, is also a rugby union player.[5]
References
- ^ Rullière, Guy (18 September 2023). "Nicolas Onutu, le plus Ardéchois des rugbymen roumains". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ www.scroyans.fr (20 November 2016). "Un International au SCR".
- ^ en.espn.co.uk (9 June 2016). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
- ^ ESPN (9 June 2016). "NATIONS CUP, Pool B - Bucharest, 9 June 2016, 20:00 local, 17:00 GMT".
- ^ Roux, Michel (19 February 2015). "La carte de la formation". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
- Nicolas Onuțu at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Nicolas Onuțu at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Nicolas Onuțu at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)