About Viorel Morariu
Viorel Morariu, 85, Romanian rugby union player, Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service recipient.
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Viorel Morariu (18 October 1931 – 23 May 2017) was a Romanian rugby union flanker. He was one of the best Romanian rugby players of his generation.
His son, Octavian, was also a rugby player, and both served as presidents of the Romanian Rugby Federation.
International career
Morariu was a consistent member of the Romanian national team throughout the 1950s and 1960s and was a former captain of the team.
Awards
In 2012, he received the Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service for his contributions to rugby.
Death
Morariu died on 23 May 2017 at the age of 85.
Gallery
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Morariu with the Romania national team in December 1963
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Morariu (back row, center) with Grivița București in 1963
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