Pro D2. Rouen: Alexandru Tarus, this pillar who got into rugby because “a little big”
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Alexandru Tarus weighs today on the melee of Rouen. The room Romanian to this sport is just one question of weight, at home at Brasov. “I was a little fat, I ate a lot. When I was 12 or 13 years old, I took the initiative to go to the city club myself and rugby became a virus. I was sent to the front line as pillar. I never thought I’d have a career, I didn’t think I was too good, but I always worked a lot. “
Romania, England and Italy, before France
the exit of adolescence, it does not escape the eye of the selectors and wins the European Under-20 Championship in 2008. He becomes professional under the jerseys of the Steaua, Wolves of Bucharest and of Timisoara. In 2017, he went into exile in England among the the Sharks of Sale. “It was the best of my career in a major league, with great players like Faf from Klerk (scrum half world champion with South Africa) and Tom curry (English international third line), ”he recalls. “After that, there were a lot of players in the workforce. “
To get a little more playing time, Alexandru Tarus therefore decides to head for theItaly in 2019, by engaging with Parma Zebras, incorporated into Pro 14, a competition made up of European franchises, mainly British and Irish. “It was a lot of planes every fortnight. And then, because of the Covid, it was not easy. “
Alexandru Tarus: “Rouen is a good club to progress”
Last spring, the Romanian international from 32 years old (37 caps since 2013) receives proposals to return to England, but he prefers the Seine-Maritime for a two-year contract. “I wanted to come to France, to Rouen in a good club which continues to progress since its rise in Pro D2. It’s interesting for me to play good rugby at a good level. “
Even if he had never set foot there, Rouen was not a completely unknown land for him. He had sounded his compatriot Alexandru Tudori, the former captain of Stade Rouennais (2012-2015), who also contacted the national team, as well as the former hooker Marius Tincu which was revealed with the Norman club (2000-2002) before winning at the highest level in Pau and especially in Perpignan between 2005 and 2012.
“I love the French way of life and food, especially tartare”
Alexandru Tarus had already had an experience in France, Beziers, in Pro D2 in 2016-2017 (11 games including 6 as the holder). “The level has evolved, it’s stronger in scrum and the game goes faster. You have to run whereas before, it was mostly physical. Me, I think I get around pretty well. At the start of the season, we took a lot of scrum penalties, but things have improved since the success against Oyonnax. We have strengthened our collective work. “
His love for France goes beyond rugby. Alexandru Tarus speaks very well in the language of Molière. “I love the way of life, the food, especially the tartare, and I appreciate everything there is to visit, especially the Basque country around Bayonne and Biarritz. “
Alain Geslin, for Actu Rouen Normandie Rugby
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