Vlad Alexandru Nistor (born 26 March 1994) is a Romanian international

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player. He was a replacement player at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Early life

Nistor was born in Gura Humorului, he began playing rugby at a young age, after following the family tradition in the sport. He captained majority of all his junior sides he played for, and at 18 he would make his way to

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for a contract with the Academy of Rugby those at Castres Olympique, who had then just won the

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title in one of the strongest leagues in

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References

1994 births Living people People from Gura Humorului Romanian rugby union players Romania international rugby union players Rugby union flankers {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub