Adrian Ion

Adrian Ion (born 9 August 1986) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays the position of flanker.

Adrian Ion
Adrian Ion playing for CSM București during the 2019 Cupa României Final
Full nameAdrian Ion
Date of birth (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986
Place of birthBucurești, Romania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team CSM București
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
?–2013 Dinamo București ()
2013 Farul Constanța ()
2013–19 CSM București 48 (65)
Correct as of 9 March 2019
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–14 București Wolves ()
Correct as of 23 March 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–Present Romania 9 (0)
Correct as of 9 March 2019

His father Gheorghe nicknamed Tarzan was also a professional rugby player.

Club career

He currently plays for and captains CSM București, in the Romanian SuperLiga, transferring in 2013 from Farul Constanța.[1] Before playing for Farul, Ion played for Bucharest side, Dinamo.[2]

International career

Ion also plays for The Oaks making his international debut in a 2012 test match against Los Leones.[3][4]

In 2018 he was recalled for the national team for the game against Portugal and november Tests.

In 2019 Adrian also was selected for The Oaks and played in Europe Rugby Championship

Adrian Ion captained The Oaks in the win against Russia and Belgium both games count for Europe Rugby Championship 2019 when they finish on 3rd position.

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References
  1. www.ziuaconstanta.ro (22 January 2013). "18 jucători noi la Farul Constanţa".
  2. www.ilfovsport.ro (15 February 2016). "REPLAY / LACRIMILE MARELUI "TARZAN"".
  3. ESPN (17 March 2012). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
  4. ESPN (17 March 2012). "SIX NATIONS B - Madrid, 17 March 2012, 16:00 local, 15:00 GMT".


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