Date of birth | 12 June 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Viziru, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valentin Popârlan (born 12 June 1987) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays in the lock and occasionally flanker position for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara and București based European Challenge Cup side the Wolves. [1] [2] Popârlan also plays for Romania's national team the Oaks.
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