Vlad Neculau (born 7 January 1998) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a flanker for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.
 Vlad Neculau playing for Timișoara Saracens during the 2019 Cupa României Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Vlad Neculau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bivolari, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Liceul Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iași | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editVlad 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
editNeculau 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]
References
edit- ^ www.super-liga.ro (2 October 2018). "Vlad Neculau de la Timișoara Saracens este Jucatorul etapei a IV-a a SuperLigii CEC Bank".
- ^ en.espn.co.uk (17 March 2019). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
- ^ ESPN (17 March 2019). "SIX NATIONS B – Brussels, 17 March 2019, 13:00 local, 12:00 GMT".
External links
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- Vlad Neculau at ESPNscrum
- Vlad Neculau at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Vlad Neculau at European Professional Club Rugby
- Vlad Neculau at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)
- Vlad Neculau at Timișoara Saracens website
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