Ion Neculai
Ion Neculai (born 25 January 2001) is a Moldovan-born Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre. His preferred position is prop.[1]
| Date of birth | 25 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 kg (21.3 st; 298 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neculai signed for Zebre in July 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship.[2] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the Lions.[3]
In 2020 and 2021 Neculai was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4] On the 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[5]
References
- "Ion Neculai". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "I due giovani avanti sono pronti ad esordie nell'EPCR Challenge Cup e nel nuovo torneo internazionale United Rugby Championship". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Lions make thrilling, winning start to URC". SA Rugby Magazine. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
- "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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