Vasile Ion (born 1 January, 1957) is a former Romanian rugby union football player. He played as a fullback.
| Birth name | Vasile Ion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | January 1, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Cupa României: 1986-87
References edit
- ^ ZIARUL DE CONSTANTA PUBLICA POVESTEA FARULUI CONSTANTA, ECHIPA CARE IN URMA CU 30 DE ANI UIMEA LA TURNEUL MASTERS frr.ro
- ^ "Vasile Ion | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
External links edit
- Vasile Ion at ESPNscrum
- Vasile Ion at ItsRugby.co.uk
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