Petre Mitu (born 22 March 1977 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union fullback. A one time captain of the national team, Mitu played as both a fullback and scrum half during his career. He was also their goalkicker, helping Romania qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup with 80 points during qualifying.
| Date of birth | 22 March 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An injury in 2001 saw him lose the goalkicking duties to Ionuț Tofan and soon after he announced his retirement despite being just 25 years of age. He finished his international career with 34 caps for Romania and a total of 288 points (the highest total for a scrum half, as of October 2008).
Honours edit
Club edit
- Steaua Bucharest
- SuperLiga champion: 1998/99
International edit
- Romania
- European Nations Cup (3): 2000, 2002, 2006
External links edit
- Petre Mitu at ESPNscrum
- Petre Mitu at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Petre Mitu at European Professional Club Rugby