Mihai Macovei

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| image = Mihai Macovei 2015.jpg

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| caption = Macovei representing Romania during the Rugby World Cup

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gura Humorului, Romania

| height = {{convert|1.95|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

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| university = Bogdan Vodă University

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| position = Flanker, Number 8

| currentclub = Bassin d'Arcachon

| years1 = 2005–2012

| clubs1 = Știința Baia Mare

| apps1 = 28

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2014

| clubs2 = Saint-Nazaire

| apps2 = 22

| points2 = 20

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Massy

| apps3 = 16

| points3 = 15

| years4 = 2015–2023

| clubs4 = Colomiers

| apps4 = 116

| points4 = 15

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = Bassin d'Arcachon

| apps5 = 0

| points5 = 0

| repyears1 = 2006–

| repteam1 = Romania

| repcaps1 = 103

| reppoints1 = 110

| clubupdate = 4 August 2023

| repupdate = 4 August 2023

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Mihai Macovei (born 29 October 1986) is a Romanian professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for National Division 2 club Bassin d'Arcachon and captains the Romania national team.{{cite web | url=http://frr.ro/2015/06/25/turashvili-si-macovei-la-colomiers/ | title= TURASHVILI SI MACOVEI LA COLOMIERS |publisher=Federatia Romana de Rugby | date=25 June 2015 | accessdate=25 June 2015 }}

International career

He represented Romania in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and, following the retirement of Marius Țincu, was named captain for the 2015 tournament and has of 2022 captained the Oaks 68 times. He went on to be Romania's star performer in the pool stages, scoring two tries in the Oaks' dramatic comeback victory against Canada.

In 2022 Macovei became the fifth Romanian test centurion, earning his 100th international appearance in the defeat against Samoa{{Cite web |title=Mihai MACOVEI profile and stats |url=https://all.rugby/player/mihai-macovei |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=all.rugby |language=en}} in the 2022 autumn internationals.{{Cite web |last=worldrugby.org |title=Mihai Macovei joins a growing list of test centurions from emerging nations {{!}} World Rugby |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/777850?lang=en |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=www.world.rugby}}

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