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Gheorghe Ion (born 27 July 1960) is a Romanian former rugby union international active in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the father of rugby player Adrian Ion.
Ion, a hooker, was known by the nickname "Tarzan". He started playing rugby union at Bucharest School Sports Club and had a long association with CS Dinamo București.[1] Internationally, Ion featured in 38 Test matches, which included a stint as captain. He scored Romania's only try in a famous win over Wales at Cardiff Arms Park in 1988.[2] In 1991 he represented Romania at the Rugby World Cup, playing all three matches.[3]
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- ^ "Reportaj De Colecţie". Orange Sport (in Romanian). 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Romania no place for Welsh romantics: World Cup match in". The Independent. 13 September 1994.
- ^ "Ion's the tops". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 August 1991.