Name: Arlechinii Bucuresti
City: Bucharest
Nation: Romania
Founded: 2011
Webste: www.arlechinii.ro
Andrei Mircea («Arlechinii Bucuresti»)
Harlequins from London is the famous professional rugby club. But there are a lot of other rugby harlequins in the world. Romanian «Arlechinii» is a rugby club after work. One of their players told us about this club in «We are rugby» project.
About the player
Your name, age and nationality? — Andrei Mircea, 38, Romanian
Your profession?- Lawyer
Your club? — Arlechinii Bucuresti
When did you start to play rugby? — 2011
What is the highest level you’ve been played? — Social rugby
What is your position? — Frontrow, Backrow
How did you get into current club? — Me and few friends found the club.
Why do you play rugby — Because is the best game ever!
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About the club
When and how was your club founded? — 2011
How many members do you have in your club? — About 60 now (playing and non-playing members as well)
Who is the usual member of your club (age, profession, etc)? — All ranges really, from financial institution directors to unqualified workers; as ages, our oldest player is in his 50s (and he’s a starting first XV player) and youngest is 16 yo.
How often do you have training sessions in the club? — two times / week
What kind of facilities do you use for training session (local stadiums, indoor gyms, public, owned)? — Local stadiums, usually public owned; in the winter we may use some indoor gym.
What tournaments do your club participate in? — Flanders Open Rugby was a 10s rugby competition we played few times; Than we organised a championship for 10s with other Romanian social sides; we are also hosting XV social sides from UK, France, Netherlands, Russia, Bulgaria and other European countries who are touring here outside the season. Now we play only XV men rugby.
How do you promote your club to get new players? — Nothing really special, some social media pages and spreading word.
What do you use to keep in touch with other players (facebook, whatsapp, etc)? — Facebook, whatsapp, normal phone
What are your club’s financial sources (membership fees, sponsors)? — Membership fee is main sources than we occasionally have some sponsors.
What transport do you use to reach the place of the matches (away matches and tournaments)? — In Romania we use our own cars; abroad we fly by plane, of course.
What kind of coach do you have (qualification, nationality)? — Romanian coach, he graduated Romanian Rugby Academy after started to work at our club as coach and quit playing.
How far is your nearest rival team? — Same city, few streets away