Ovidiu Tonița
Tonița at the 2015 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bârlad, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.