Marius Țincu | |
Birth Name: | Marius Vasilică Țincu |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1978 |
Birth Place: | Vanatori, Romania |
Height: | 184cm (72inches) |
Weight: | 1200NaN0 |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Ru Clubyears: | 1996–2000 2000–2002 2002 2002–2005 2005–2012 |
Ru Proclubs: | U Cluj Rouen NR La Teste Section Paloise USA Perpignan |
Ru Nationalteam: | Romania |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2002–2012 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 53 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (70) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 13 July 2019 |
Marius Vasilică Țincu (born 7 April 1978 in Vânători, Iași)[1] is a Romanian former rugby union footballer. He played as a hooker. Since 2007, he has held dual French-Romanian citizenship.
He was first noticed in Romania, but soon moved to France, where he already played for Rouen, La Teste, Section Paloise (until 2005). He played for USA Perpignan, from the 2005-06 Top 14.
Tincu played his first game for Romania on 3 February 2002 against Portugal.
He played in four games at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring three tries, in the games against Italy, Portugal and the New Zealand. He also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.