Alexandru Țăruș

Alexandru Țăruș
	Țăruș during a press conference before departing for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Alexandru Mihai Țăruș
Date of birth	9 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Braşov, Romania
Height	6 ft 0.4 in (1.84 m)
Weight	275 lb (19 st 9 lb; 125 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	RC Braşov
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–2011	Steaua București
2011−2012	CSU Aurel Vlaicu Arad
2012–2015	Timișoara Saracens
2013–2014	→București Wolves
2015–2017	Béziers
2017–2019	Sale Sharks
2019−2021	Zebre
2021−2023	Rouen
2023-	SCM Timisoara
	Correct as of 18 Feb 2022
International career
Years	Team
2009	Romania Under 20
2013–	Romania
	Correct as of 3 July 2021

Alexandru Mihai Țăruș (born 9 May 1989)^[1] is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop and he currently plays for SCM Timisoara^[2]

He was formed as a player at RC Braşov. As a junior player he won the Junior World Cup (2009) with the National U20 Team in Kenya. He played for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship.^{[citation needed]}

After playing for Romania Under 20 in 2009, from 2013 Tarus was named in the Romania squad. He has 9 caps for Romania, since his debut at the 30-8 win over Argentina Jaguars in Bucharest at 12 June 2013, for the IRB Nations Cup. He was called for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games as a substitute but without scoring. He still has to score his first international points.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 April 2017, Țăruș travels to England to join Aviva Premiership side Sale Sharks on a two-year contract ahead of the 2017-18 season.^[3]

On 15 April 2019, Tarus left Sale Sharks to join Italian club Zebre in the Pro14 from the 2019-20 season to 2020-21 season.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In 2023 Țăruș returned in the Liga Națională de Rugby at his former team, SCM Timișoara.

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