Paulică Ion

Paulică Ion (born 10 January 1983, in Brăila) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A tighthead prop, he started his career with CSA Steaua Bucureşti, before moving to Bath in 2007[1] and previously played for London Irish.[2] He was loaned to London Welsh for the 2012/13 Season. On 20 April 2013, it was announced Paulica Ion would join the French Top 14 side USA Perpignan for the 2013/14 season.[3]

Paulică Ion

Birth name	Paulică Ion
Date of birth	(1983-01-10) 10 January 1983
Place of birth	Brăila, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	119 kg (18 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Youth career Tracon Brăila Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–04 2004–07 2007–09 2009–12 2012–13 2013–16 Universitatea Cluj Steaua București Bath London Irish London Welsh Perpignan ? 24 64 20 68 (?) (0) (5) (0) (0) Correct as of 30 December 2019 @15:38:44 PM (AEST) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–07 București Wolves 13 (0) Correct as of 20 April 2020 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–15 Romania 74 (5) Correct as of 11 October 2015

International career

As of 11 October 2015, he has played 74 games for the Romanian national team, scoring one try. He played one match at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, two at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, four at the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals and also four at the 2015 Rugby World Cup finals.

References

1. Blackmore, Ben (31 July 2007). "Bath plug forward gaps". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
2. "Paulica Ion leaves Bath Rugby for London Irish". Bath Chronicle. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
3. "Paulica Ion joins USA Perpignan". Sky Sports. 20 April 2013.

External links

• Paulică Ion at ESPNscrum
• Paulică Ion at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Paulică Ion at European Professional Club Rugby
• Profile at the London Irish site
• Profile at the London Welsh site