Vasile Ion

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Vasile Ion
Birth nameVasile Ion
Date of birth (1956-01-01) January 1, 1956 (age 66)
Place of birth Romania
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19??-19?? RCJ Farul Constanța ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980–1987 Romania 2 (12)

Vasile Ion (born 1 January, 1956) is a former Romanian rugby union football player. He played as a fullback.

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Club career

Ion played for RCJ Farul Constanța, with which he won a Masters tournament in France alongside Romeo Bezuscu, Florea Opris, Adrian Lungu and Emilian Grigore. [1]

International career

Ion was first capped for Romania during the 1979-80 FIRA Trophy, during the match against Morocco in Casablanca, on 30 April 1980. He was also called up for the Romania team at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing all the three pool stage matches, with the match against Scotland being his last cap, where he scored a penalty and converted a try. [2]

Honours

Farul Constanța

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References

  1. ZIARUL DE CONSTANTA PUBLICA POVESTEA FARULUI CONSTANTA, ECHIPA CARE IN URMA CU 30 DE ANI UIMEA LA TURNEUL MASTERS frr.ro
  2. "Vasile Ion | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-04-09.