Full name | București Wolves Rugby |
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Union | Romanian Rugby Federation |
Nickname(s) | The Wolves |
Founded | 2004 |
Region | Bucureşti, Romania |
Ground(s) | Arcul de Triumf Stadium (Capacity: 5,500) |
Coach(es) | Lynn Howells |
Captain(s) | Stelian Burcea |
Most caps | Florin Vlaicu (45) |
Top scorer | Florin Vlaicu (243) |
League(s) | European Rugby Challenge Cup |
2012–13 | 14th |
The București Wolves (Romanian: Lupii Bucureşti) are a Romanian professional rugby union team based in Bucharest that competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup competition. The side is a team that is formed every season to play in the Challenge Cup, consisting of rugby players playing in the domestic Romanian leagues. The team has yet to make it past the pool stages in the Challenge Cup. Its colours are gold and black in a standard design. Starting with 2016 the franchise was replaced by the winner of local professional rugby championship, Superliga CEC Bank.
The union is coached by Lynn Howells and captained by Romanian international Stelian Burcea.
2013/2014 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.