Vlad Neculau

Vlad Neculau (born 1 July 1998) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a flanker for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.

Vlad Neculau
Vlad Neculau playing for Timișoara Saracens during the 2019 Cupa României Final
Full nameVlad Neculau
Date of birth (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998
Place of birthBivolari, Romania
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
SchoolLiceul Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iași
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, back row
Current team Timișoara Saracens
Youth career
2013–15 CSS Unirea Iași
2015–17 Timișoara Saracens
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–Present Timișoara Saracens 27 (15)
Correct as of 13 January 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–Present Romania 2 (0)
Correct as of 13 January 2019

Club career

Vlad Neculau started playing rugby as a youth for a school based local Romanian club, CSS Unirea Iași, in Iași. After two years he joined the youth ranks of Timișoara Saracens, followed by his professional debut in 2017 for the same club.[1]

International career

Neculau is also selected for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut during the Week 5 of 2019 Rugby Europe Championship in a match against the Zwarte Duivels / Diables Noirs on 17 March 2019.[2][3]

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References
  1. www.super-liga.ro (2 October 2018). "Vlad Neculau de la Timișoara Saracens este Jucatorul etapei a IV-a a SuperLigii CEC Bank".
  2. en.espn.co.uk (17 March 2019). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
  3. ESPN (17 March 2019). "SIX NATIONS B – Brussels, 17 March 2019, 13:00 local, 12:00 GMT".


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