Ovidiu Tonița

Ovidiu Tonița
Tonița at the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Born (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980
Bârlad, Romania
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2002 Grenoble
2002–2004 Biarritz 36 (35)
2004–2012 Perpignan 160 (75)
2012–2014 Carcassonne 22 (5)
2014–2015 Provence 10 (0)
2015–2016 Carcassonne 9 (0)
2016–2018 Salanque CR
2019 CSM București 3 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2016 Romania 73 (75)

Ovidiu Tonița (born 6 August 1980) is a Romanian former rugby union player who played 73 times for the Romania national team between 2000 and 2016. A former lock and presently a flanker and number 8. He played the majority of his career for USA Perpignan. He is noted for his size, which is considered unusual for his position on the field. His supporters are known to have compared him to the Australian footballer John Eales, and he is often seen as Romania's key player.