Gabriel Vasile Rupanu (born 28 September 1997) is a Romanian rugby union player.

He plays as a scrum-half for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.

Gabriel Rupanu started playing rugby as a youth for a local school Romanian club based in Bârlad and then started his professional journey joining the youth ranks of the local team in the same city.

After making a good impression Bârlad, under the supervision of several coaches including Ioan Harnagea, Ciprian Popa and Dan Tufaru, in early 2017 he was signed by SuperLiga side, Timișoara Saracens.

[2] Rupanu is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut in a test match against the Los Cóndores on 8 June 2019.