Horațiu Pungea

Horaţiu Eugen Pungea (born 18 February 1986) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop for Lyon.

He started his career at CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca before moving to play for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship. In October 2013 he signed a short term deal with the Scarlets

He has 30 caps for Romania, having to score yet his first points. He made his international debut on 10 November 2012, in a 23-34 loss to Japan, in Bucharest. He was selected in the Romania squad for their autumn internationals in November 2013. He was called for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He played in two games as a substitute.