Takahiro Hayano

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Takahiro Hayano
Birth nameTakahiro Hayano
Date of birth (1974-09-06) 6 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16.2 st)
SchoolKatsura High School, Yamanashi
University Teikyo University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993-1996 Teikyo University RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997-2010 Suntory Sungoliath ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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.

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References

  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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