Petru Bălan
Birth namePetru Vladimir Bălan
Date of birth (1976-07-12) 12 July 1976
Place of birthSuceava, Romania
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight122 kg (18 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2001
2001–2003
2003–2008
2008–2009
2009
2009–2011
2011–2012
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–2019		 Dinamo Bucharest
FC Grenoble
Biarritz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz OR
CA Brive
US Dax
RC Timișoara
La Voulte-Valence
CS Vienne
FC Tournon Tain		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2009  Romania 54 (40)

Petru Vladimir Bălan (born 12 July 1976, in Suceava) is a Romanian retired rugby union footballer who played as a prop.

Before moving to play rugby in France he played for Dinamo Bucharest in Romania, including playing for them in the 1998–99 European Challenge Cup. He played for FC Grenoble in the 2002–04 Challenge Cup and European Shield competitions. He moved to Biarritz for the 2003–04 season. He was a part of the team that won the 2004–05 Top 16 and the 2005–06 Top 14. Also with Biaritz Olimpique were runners-up to Munster in the 2005–06 Heineken Cup.

He was a part of the Romanian team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing two matches throughout the tournament held in Australia.

On 14 March 2008 Bălan signed for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership. He was expected to join the club for the 2008–09 season, but back problems led to his contract being voided. After finishing the season with Biarritz, Bălan was idle until he signed a two-year contract with Fédérale 1 club Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

Honours

Club
Dinamo Bucharest
  • SuperLiga
    • Champion: 1999–00, 2000–01
  • Romanian Cup
    • Winner: 1999–00, 2000–01
Grenoble
Biarritz
Timișoara
International
Romania
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