Cristian Daniel Săuan (born 18 March 1974 in Cluj-Napoca) is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a wing.

Săuan played for U Cluj, in Romania, from 1992/93 to 2000/01. He was runners-up of the National Championship in 2000/01, his best result at the team. He moved to become a professional in Rugby Rovigo Delta, in Italy, where he played from 2001/02 to 2006/07. He was runners-up to the Cup of Italy in 2006. He moved afterwards to San Marco Rugby Club, playing there from 2007/08 to 2008/09. He returned to Universitatea Cluj in 2009/10, where he finished his career in 2013/14.

Cristian Săuan

He had 37 caps for Romania, from 1999 to 2007, scoring 14 tries, 70 points on aggregate. He won three titles of the European Nations Cup, in 2000, 2001/02 and 2005/06. He was called for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring a try, and for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games and scoring another try.

Cristian Săuan

Since 2020, Săuan is the current coach of U Cluj Rugby, which plays in the Romanian SuperLiga.

Cristian Săuan

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1974 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Cluj-Napoca

Romanian rugby union players

Romania international rugby union players

CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (rugby union) players

Rugby Rovigo Delta players

Mogliano Rugby players

Rugby union wings

Romanian expatriate rugby union players

Expatriate rugby union players in Italy

1999 Rugby World Cup players

2003 Rugby World Cup players