SCM USV Timișoara
Romanian rugby union club, based in Timisoara / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SCM Rugby Timișoara is a professional Romanian rugby union club from Timișoara, which plays in the Liga Națională de Rugby, the first division of Romanian rugby. The team first won the championship in 1972, becoming the first club outside Bucharest to achieve this performance. In the modern format of the SuperLiga, SCM Rugby Timișoara won 4 titles in 6 seasons. The team is colloquially known as "Universitatea" Timișoara as it has historical ties with the University of Timișoara. In 2014 the club became a partner of London-based Saracens rugby club. In 2020, the club's partnership with London-based Saracens rugby club ended making them change their identity to SCM Rugby Timișoara.[1] SCM Rugby Timisoara`s annual operating budget for the 2023-24 season is approximately 1,910,000 Euros.[2]
Full name | Sport Club Municipal Rugby Timișoara | |
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Nickname(s) | Bănățeni (People of Banat) Timișoreni (People of Timișoara) Leii (The Lions) | |
Founded | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) | |
Location | Timișoara, Romania | |
Ground(s) | Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu (Capacity: 1,000) | |
President | Alexandru Ilie | |
Coach(es) | Valentin Calafeteanu | |
Captain(s) | Vlad Neculau | |
League(s) | Liga Națională de Rugby | |
2022 | 4 | |
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Official website | ||
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