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| Date of birth | 22 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Akita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Akita Kogyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Kanto Gakuin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiyo Ando (安藤 泰洋, Andō Taiyō, born 22 August 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the loose forward position. [1] He currently plays for Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Top League. [2] [3] [4]
Ando has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with Toyota Verblitz who he joined in 2010. He is currently[ when? ] the club's captain. [3] [4]
Ando was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played 7 matches in their debut campaign. [2] [5]
Ando made his debut for the Japanese national side in a match against South Korea on April 30, 2016. He earned his second cap during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series against Canada. [1]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Sunwolves | 7 | 3 | 4 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 4 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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