Ion Neculai

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Ion Neculai
Date of birth (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight132 kg (291 lb; 20 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2021 F.I.R. Academy ()
2021– Zebre Parma 40 (5)
Correct as of 31 May 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2021 Italy U20 8 (15)
2021 Italy A 2 (0)
2022– Italy 3 (0)
Correct as of 12 Nov 2022

Ion Neculai (born 25 January 2001) is a Moldovan-born Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship. [1] [2]

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Professional career

Neculai has previously played for clubs such as I Cavalieri in the past. He signed for Zebre in July 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship. [3] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the Lions. [4]

In 2020 and 2021 Neculai was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [5] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [6] On 30 May 2022, Neculai was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests. He made his debut against Portugal. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ion Neculai". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ion Neculai". Zebre Parma.
  3. ↑ "I due giovani avanti sono pronti ad esordie nell'EPCR Challenge Cup e nel nuovo torneo internazionale United Rugby Championship". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lions make thrilling, winning start to URC". SA Rugby Magazine. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
  6. ↑ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ↑ ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL TOUR ESTIVO 2022
  8. ↑ "Italrugby, il XV per l'esordio nel tour contro il Portogallo". Italy Rugby (in Italian). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.


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