Vasile Balan (rugby union)

Vasile Balan (born 7 February 1992) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a prop for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București.

Vasile Bălan
Vasile Bălan in 2019
Full nameVasile Bălan
Date of birth (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992
Place of birthBârlad, Romania[1]
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
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

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
  1. www.monitoruldevaslui.ro (21 May 2019). "Doi rugbisti barladeni, premiati de CSM Bucuresti".
  2. EstNews. "Bârlădeanul Vasile Bălan in selectionata Rugby Europa".
  3. www.ziaruldeiasi.ro (7 March 2017). "Un ieşean debutează la "stejari"".
  4. www.bzi.ro (7 March 2017). "Poli formeaza jucatori pentru nationala! Ieseanul Vasile Balan, convocat la echipa Romaniei pentru meciul cu Belgia".
  5. www.csmbucuresti.ro (19 March 2019). ""Tigrii" Hartig și Balan au debutat la echipa națională".
  6. en.espn.co.uk (17 March 2019). "Romania Rugby Union debuts".
  7. ESPN (17 March 2019). "SIX NATIONS B - Brussels, 17 March 2019, 13:00 local, 12:00 GMT".
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