Gheorghe Leonte
Gheorghe Leonte is a former Romanian rugby union footballer. He played as a prop.
Leonte first played for Steaua Bucuresti (rugby)|Steaua Bucuresti], until he moved to France, where he represented Miélan-Mirande and CS Vienne, the last team of his player career.
He had 57 caps for Romania national [rugby union team|Romania], scoring 4 tries, 19 points in aggregate, from 12 March 1984, in a 28-22 win over Scotland national [rugby union team|Scotland], in Bucharest, in a friendly match, to 3 June 1995, in a 42-3 defeat to Australia, in Stellenbosch, for the 1995 [Rugby World Cup] finals.
Leonte played in three Rugby World Cup finals, having 2 caps at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, 3 caps at the 1991 Rugby World Cup and 3 once again at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, never scoring.
Honours
- Steaua Bucuresti