Thomas Crețu
| Full name | Thomas Crețu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 March 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 136 kg (300 lb; 21 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Crețu (born 5 March 2002) is a French-born Romanian professional rugby union player who currently plays for US Dax in the Pro D2.[2]
Club career
Crețu began playing at Bonneuil Villeneuve, 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.[3][4]
In 2023, he was loaned to Aurillac in the Pro D2.[5][6] He made his debut on 10 November 2023 coming off the bench in a 19–19 draw against Aix-en-Provence.
International career
In 2022, Crețu was named in the France under-20 squad for the U20 Six Nations, featuring in 3 matches including starting against Wales.[7][8]
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.[9]
Personal life
Crețu was born in Paris, France to a Romanian father and a Guadeloupean mother.[10]
References
- ^ "Fiche de Thomas Cretu". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Cretu". lnr.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Thomas CRETU - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Le pilier Thomas Crétu prolonge avec les Rose et Bleu". www.stade.fr (in French). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ France, Centre (16 August 2023). "Rugby - La Roumanie avec 3 ex-Aurillacois et un futur joueur du Stade pour le Mondial". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Effectif 23/24 : Les piliers – Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne" (in French). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Thomas CRÉTU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Thomas CRÉTU profile and stats". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Jean-Gabriel Bontinck (29 September 2023). "Coupe du monde de rugby : Thomas Cretu, un titi du Val-de-Marne avec la Roumanie". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
External links
- Thomas Crețu at ItsRugby.co.uk