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Viorel Morariu
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Viorel Morariu (18 October 1931 – 23 May 2017) was a former Romanian rugby union flanker.[1][2] He was one of the best Romanian rugby players of his generation.[3]
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![]() Morariu (right) and Sergio Lanfranchi in 1962. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Viorel Morariu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1931-10-18)18 October 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cuciulata, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 May 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Octavian Morariu (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His son Octavian Morariu became president of the Romanian Rugby Federation (F.R.R).[4]