Birth Date: | 1 July 1897 |
Birth Place: | Pitești, Kingdom of Romania |
Death Date: | 1 September 1975 (aged 78) |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Repyears1: | 1919-1924 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Gheorghe Benția (1 July 18971 September 1975) was a Romanian rugby union player. He played as a wing.[1]
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.