Rugby Under Ceausescu
How rugby flourished in Romania in the 1980s under the notorious Communist dictatorship.
In the 1980s, rugby enjoyed a golden era in Romania thanks to the support of the notorious Communist dictator, Nicolae Ceau葯escu. A team consisting mainly of army and police officers enjoyed a string of famous victories until the overthrow of the regime in 1989 put their lives in danger. Robert Nicholson speaks to former Romanian international, Haralambie Dumitras. The programme is a Whistledown Production.
(Photo: The Romanian rugby team, in yellow, in action in the 1980s. Credit: Getty Images)
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Next
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 Sep 2015 04:50GMT大象传媒 World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia & West and Central Africa
- Sun 20 Sep 2015 23:50GMT大象传媒 World Service
- Tue 22 Sep 2015 08:50GMT大象传媒 World Service
- Wed 23 Sep 2015 01:50GMT大象传媒 World Service Australasia
Olympic history
The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
Sporting Witness Films
Watch sporting heroes tell their stories of astonishing achievement
Podcast
-
![]()
Sporting Witness
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there
