Shuhei Matsuhashi (松橋周平, Matsuhashi Shuhei, born 24 November 1993) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a loose forward.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ichiritsufunabashi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Meiji University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editAfter graduating from university, Matsuhashi signed for the Ricoh Black Rams and debuted for them at the beginning of the 2016-17 Top League season.[4]
International
editAfter 8 tries in his first 9 Top League appearances, Matsuhashi received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54–20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shuhei Matsuhashi ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Shuhei Matsuhashi Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Shuhei Matsuhashi Ricoh Black Rams Player Profile" (in Japanese). Ricoh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Shuhei Matsuhashi itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 8 November 2016.