Theo Dan

Club

Saracens

Position

Hooker

Nationality

England

Date of birth

2000-12-26

Birthplace

London, England

Height

1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)

Theodor Dan (born 26 December 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Saracens and the England national team.

Early life
Dan was born in London, England on Boxing Day 2000, to Romanian parents Octavian and Diana. Growing up in Herne Hill – interspersed with visits to Bucharest and Târgu Jiu – he began his rugby journey when he was five years old, playing for Blackheath until the age of seventeen. He was educated at Alleyn's School and currently studies at King's College London for a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics and economics.

During his youth, Dan played as a centre and wing, before being recruited into the academy at Saracens as a teenager. He credits his late grandfather Ion Dijmarescu, a professor of engineering who played as a tighthead prop in the Romanian first division, for instilling his love of the sport.