Cornel Tatu

Cornel Tatu (born 12 July 1983) is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a flanker.^[1][2]

Cornel Tatu

Birth name	Florin-Cornel Tatu
Date of birth	(1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Sibiu, Romania
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	217 lb (98 kg)
University	Universitatea Ecologică din București
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–16 2016–17 Steaua București Stejarul Buzău ? ? ? ? Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–15 București Wolves 16 0 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2013  Romania 12 (0)

Club career

During his career, Tatu played mostly for Steaua București in Romania and for București Wolves a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. He ended his career at Stejarul Buzău.^[3]

International career

Tatu gathered 12 caps for Romania, from his debut in 2003 against Argentina to his last game in 2013 against Spain. He was a member of his national side for the 6th Rugby World Cup in 2003, where he played a single match in Pool A against Argentina, which was his debut for the Oaks.

Honours

Steaua București

• SuperLiga: 2003, 2005, 2006
• Romanian Cup: 2006, 2007, 2013