Vasile Balan (rugby union)
Position(s) | Prop | ||
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Current team | Steaua București | ||
Youth career | |||
CSS Bârlad | |||
RC Bârlad | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2011–15 | RC Bârlad | () | |
2016–17 | Politehnica Iași | 8 | (0) |
2017–19 | CSM București | 20 | (10) |
2019–Present | Steaua București | 3 | (5) |
Correct as of 2 February 2020 | |||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2019–Present | Romania | 1 | (0) |
Correct as of 2 February 2020 |
Vasile Balan (born 7 February 1992) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a prop for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București.
Club career
Vasile Bălan started playing rugby as a youth for a school based local Romanian club, CSS Bârlad, in his native city of Bârlad. A logical move to the local club RC Bârlad followed. His professional debut came in 2016 for Politehnica Iași. After just one season with Politehnica he moved to Bucharest-based side, CSM where he played for two seasons. In 2019 he was signed by Steaua following the dissolution of his former club, CSM.[2][3][4][5]
International career
Bălan 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.[6][7]
References
- ^ www.monitoruldevaslui.ro (21 May 2019). "Doi rugbisti barladeni, premiati de CSM Bucuresti".
- ^ EstNews. "Bârlădeanul Vasile Bălan in selectionata Rugby Europa".
- ^ www.ziaruldeiasi.ro (7 March 2017). "Un ieşean debutează la "stejari"".
- ^ www.bzi.ro (7 March 2017). "Poli formeaza jucatori pentru nationala! Ieseanul Vasile Balan, convocat la echipa Romaniei pentru meciul cu Belgia".
- ^ www.csmbucuresti.ro (19 March 2019). ""Tigrii" Hartig și Balan au debutat la echipa națională".
- ^ 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
- Vasile Balan at ESPNscrum
- Vasile Balan at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Vasile Balan at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)
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