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 name	Adrian Ion
Date of birth	(1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	București, Romania
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
University	Romanian-American University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team CSM București Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2013 Dinamo București 200 (50) 2013-2015 Farul Constanța 40 (30) 2015–2020 CSM București 300 (65) Correct as of 9 March 2019 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2014 București Wolves 20 (10) Correct as of 23 March 2019 Tomitanii Constanta International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2020 Romania 25 (15) Correct as of 9 March 2019

His father Gheorghe nicknamed Tarzan was also a professional rugby player.^{[citation needed]}

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 Ion also was selected for The Oaks and played in Europe Rugby Championship.

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