Cătălin Nicolae (born Bucharest, 22 July 1980) is a Romanian rugby union footballer.
Nicolae played for CSA Steaua București (Rugby), Farul Constanţa, but now he plays for Dinamo.
Nicolae has 24 caps for Romania, since his debut in 2003, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate.
He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing a single match in the 14–10 win over Portugal.
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