Thomas Crețu

Romanian rugby union player

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Rugby player

Thomas Crețu

Full name

Thomas Crețu

Date of birth

(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)

Place of birth

Ivry-sur-Seine, France

Height

190 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

136 kg (300 lb; 21 st 6 lb)

Rugby union career

Youth career
Position(s)	Tight-head Prop
Current team	Aurillac
2009-2015	Bonneuil Villeneuve
2015-2020	RC Massy
2020-2022	Stade Français
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2022-	Stade Français	0	(0)
2023- (loan)	→ Aurillac	11	(0)
Correct as of 29 April 2024
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2022	France under-20	3	(0)
2023-	Romania	8	(0)
Correct as of 29 April 2024

Thomas Crețu (born 5 March 2002) is a French-born Romanian rugby union player who plays for Aurillac in the Pro D2.^[1]

Club career

Crețu began playing at RC Bonneuil Villeneuve Brévannes, before moving to RC Massy where in which he played for their Espoirs. In 2020 he joined Stade Français where he played for their Espoirs and their Sevens team.^[2]^[3]

In 2023 he was loaned to Aurillac in the Pro D2.^[4]^[5] He made his debut on November 10, 2023 coming off the bench in a 19-19 draw against Aix-en-Provence.

International career

In 2022, he was named in the France under-20 squad for the U20 Six Nations, featuring in 3 matches including starting against Wales.^[6]^[7]

In 2023 he made his debut for Romania in the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship, coming off the bench against Poland. He was named in the Romania squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[8]

References

^ "Fiche de Thomas Cretu (Aurillac), l'actu le palmares et les stats de Thomas Cretu". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
^ "Thomas CRETU - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
^ "https://www.stade.fr/equipe-premiere/actualites/le-pilier-thomas-cretu-prolonge-avec-les-rose-et-bleu/, https://www.stade.fr/equipe-premiere/actualites/le-pilier-thomas-cretu-prolonge-avec-les-rose-et-bleu/". www.stade.fr (in French). 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-08-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ France, Centre (2023-08-16). "Rugby - La Roumanie avec 3 ex-Aurillacois et un futur joueur du Stade pour le Mondial". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
^ "Effectif 23/24 : Les piliers – Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne" (in French). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
^ "Thomas CRÉTU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
^ "https://www.ffr.fr/equipe-de-france/haut-niveau-jeune/moins-de-20-ans/joueurs/cretu-thomas". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.