Gheorghe Benția

Gheorghe Benția
Date of birth (1897-07-01)July 1, 1897, Pitești
Place of birth 1 September 1975 (aged 78)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1919-1924  Romania 4
Olympic medal record
Men's Rugby union
1924 Paris Team

Gheorghe Benţia (1897 1975) was a Romanian rugby union player. He played as a wing.

He had 4 caps for Romania, from 1919 to 1924, without ever scoring. His first game was a 21-0 loss to the United States, for the Inter-Allied Games, in Paris. He played both games at the 1924 Olympic Tournament, where Romania reached the 3rd place, winning his first ever bronze medal. He was never capped again for his National Team.


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