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Romanian Rugby Player Florin Vlaicu Reaches Milestone: 1,000 Points Scored All Time

Romanian rugby player Florin Vlaicu is the 7th player in the world to reach the milestone: 1,000 points scored in his career. Also, he is the single active player to hold this record.

Hi actually reached 1,007 points, all achieved in 14 tries, 175 conversions, 193 penalties and 4 drop goals. Also, he boasts with 126 selections for the Romanian National Rugby Team. The last points he got during the Romania – Portugal game on Saturday, won by Romania with 28-27, when Florin Vlaicu scored from 3 penalty kicks.

The 35 year-old player joins a select club of players who reached the milestone during their career. Among them, the famous Dan Carter, Jonny Wilkinson, Neil Jenkins or Ronan O’Gara.

Florin played for his country’s national team during a fixture against Ukraine during the European Nation’s Cup in 2006. His experience on the field as a fly half or center is praised internationally, though his current rugby team is from Bucharest, Romania.

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