Tudor Butnariu

Tudor Gabriel Butnariu (born 12 March 1995) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București.^[2]

Tudor Butnariu

Tudor Butnariu during a Steaua match in 2018
Full name	Tudor Gabriel Butnariu
Date of birth	(1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Iași, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Steaua Youth career –2015 Club Sportiv Școlar Unirea Iași[1] Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2018 Politehnica Iași 11 (0) 2018– Steaua București 0 (0) Correct as of 23 September 2017 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2015 Romania U-20 6 2021–present Romania 1 (0) Correct as of 7 November 2021

Career

Butnariu played during his career for Politehnica Iași from where he transferred to Steaua in 2018. He also played for the Romania national under-20 rugby union team.^[3]

International career

Butnariu has also been selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during the 3rd week of 2021 Autumn Nations Series in a test match against Los Teros on 7 November 2021.^[4][5][6]