Gabriel Gheorghe Pop (born 29 March 1998) is a Romanian rugby union who plays at CS Dinamo București in the Liga Națională de Rugby.[1]

Gabriel Pop
Full nameGabriel Gheorghe Pop
Date of birth (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birthRomania
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre
Current team CS Dinamo București
Youth career
2006-2015 ER Galicia
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015-2021 ER Galicia ?? (??)
2021-2022 Cascais ?? (??)
2022- CS Dinamo București 8 (30)
2022- Romanian Wolves 3 (0)
Correct as of 26 November 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Portugal under-20 ?? (??)
2022- Romania 6 (5)
2023 Romania A 1 (0)
Correct as of 26 November 2023
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016 Portugal 1
Correct as of 18 August 2023

Club career edit

Pop began his career at ER Galicia, starting at the age of eight. He joined Portuguese side Carcais on 2021,[2][3] where he spent a season before moving back to Romania to play for CS Dinamo București.

International career edit

In 2016 he was selected for the Portugal Sevens team in the Rugby Europe 7s Grand Prix Series Lodz. He was then later selected for the Portugal under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. Where they finished third.[4][5]

In 2022 Pop made his debut for Romania against Uruguay.[6][7] He was named in the squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pop Gabriel Ghorghe | CS Dinamo Bucuresti | Mijlocas la deschidere". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. ^ "PORTUGAL RUGBY". PORTUGAL RUGBY (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. ^ Isaac, Francisco (2018-08-27). "Gabriel Pop. "A ER Galiza será sempre a minha 1ª casa"". Fair Play (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  4. ^ "Gabriel POP - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  5. ^ Play, Fair (2018-08-23). "Rugby Lab 38# Os Sub-20 na Roménia, com Gabriel Pop e João F. Lima". Fair Play (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  6. ^ "Gabriel POP profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. ^ "Romania squad trimmed for Uruguay tour". Americas Rugby News. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  8. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad | Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.