SCM USV Timișoara

SCM Rugby Timișoara
Full nameSport Club Municipal Rugby Timișoara
Nickname(s)Bănățeni (People of Banat)
Timișoreni (People of Timișoara)
Leii (The Lions)
Founded1949 (1949)
LocationTimișoara, Romania
Ground(s)Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu (Capacity: 1,000)
PresidentAlexandru Ilie
Coach(es)Mugur Preda
Captain(s)Vlad Neculau
League(s)Liga Națională de Rugby
20224
Team kit
Official website
www.scmtimisoara.ro/echipa-rugby2020-2021/

SCM Rugby Timișoara is a professional Romanian rugby union club from Timișoara, which plays in the Liga Națională de Rugby, the first division of Romanian rugby. The team first won the championship in 1972, becoming the first club outside Bucharest to achieve this performance. In the modern format of the SuperLiga, SCM Rugby Timișoara won 4 titles in 6 seasons. The team is colloquially known as "Universitatea" Timișoara as it has historical ties with the University of Timișoara. In 2014 the club became a partner of London-based Saracens rugby club. In 2020, the club's partnership with London-based Saracens rugby club ended making them change their identity to SCM Rugby Timișoara. SCM Rugby Timisoara`s annual operating budget for the 2023-24 season is approximately 1,910,000 Euros.