Takahiro Hayano

Takahiro Hayano
Birth nameTakahiro Hayano
Date of birth (1974-09-06) 6 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birthYamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16.2 st)
SchoolKatsura High School, Yamanashi
UniversityTeikyo University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993-1996 Teikyo University RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997-2010 Suntory Sungoliath ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Japan 0 (0)

Takahiro Hayano (早野貴大, Hayano Takahiro) (born 6 September 1974 in the Yamanashi Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as lock.

Career

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Hayano started to play rugby union in 1993 for Teikyo University rugby union team until 1996, when he graduated. A year later, he joined Suntory Sungoliath, where played until 2010,[1] when he retired.[2] He was Suntory's captain in the Top League inaugural season in 200 3. He was also called up by the then-national coach Shogo Mukai for the Japan squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup,[3] although he did not play any match in the tournament. He also played for Japan A and for the Kanto representative team.

References

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  1. ^ "TOP LEAGUE OFFICIAL SITE - ニュース". archive.top-league.jp. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "引退セレモニー".
  3. ^ "asahi.com : スポーツ ラグビーワールドカップ2003". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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