title: Viorel Morariu
text: # Viorel Morariu
  
  Viorel Morariu (18 October 1931 – 23 May 2017) was a former Romanian rugby union flanker. He was one of the best Romanian rugby players of his generation.
  
  His son Octavian Morariu became president of the Romanian Rugby Federation (F.R.R).
  
  ## International career
  
  Morariu was a consistent member of the Romanian national team throughout the 1950s and 1960s and was a former captain of the team.
  
  ## Awards
  
  In 2012, he received the Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service.
  
  ## Death
  
  Viorel Morariu died on 23 May 2017.
  
  