Marius Vasilică Țincu (born 7 April 1978 in Vânători, Iași)^[1] is a Romanian former rugby union footballer. He played as a hooker. Since 2007, he has held dual French-Romanian citizenship.

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Marius Țincu

Marius Tincu playing for Perpignan in 2006
Birth name	Marius Vasilică Țincu
Date of birth	(1978-04-07) 7 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Vanatori, Romania
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2000 2000–2002 2002 2002–2005 2005–2012 U Cluj Rouen NR La Teste Section Paloise USA Perpignan () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2012 Romania 53 (70) Correct as of 13 July 2019

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He was first noticed in Romania, but soon moved to France, where he already played for Rouen, La Teste, Section Paloise (until 2005). He played for USA Perpignan, from the 2005-06 Top 14.

Tincu played his first game for Romania on 3 February 2002 against Portugal.

He played in four games at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring three tries, in the games against Italy, Portugal and the New Zealand. He also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.