Marius Dănilă

Marius Octavian Dănilă (born 8 March 1987) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock for professional SuperLiga club Știința Baia Mare.

Marius Dănilă

Marius Dănilă playing for CSM Baia Mare in 2017
Full name	Marius Octavian Dănilă
Date of birth	(1987-03-08) 8 March 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Suceava, Romania[1]
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, second row Current team Știința Baia Mare Youth career CSȘ Gura Humorului Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–Present Știința Baia Mare 63 (30) Correct as of 9 March 2020 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–12 București Wolves 4 (0) Correct as of 9 March 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–Present Romania 1 (5) Correct as of 9 March 2020

Club career

Before joining Știința Baia Mare in 2006, Dănilă played as a youth for a local Romanian club based in Gura Humorului, namely CSȘ Gura Humorului. On 29 July 2006 he started his professional journey joining SuperLiga side, CSM Știința Baia Mare following the advice of Romanian international Mihai Macovei. In 2011 he was selected to play Bucharest side, București Wolves, a state team assembled to play in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.^[2]

International career

Dănilă is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during the 2012 season of European Nations Cup First Division in a match against Ukraine on 31 March 2012.^[3][4][5]

Honours

Știința Baia Mare

• SuperLiga: 2008–09, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018–19
• Romanian Cup: 2010, 2012
• King's Cup (Cupa Regelui): 2016, 2017