Takashi Tsuji

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Takashi Tsuji
Birth nameTakashi Tsuji
Date of birth (1977-04-24) 24 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan [1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
SchoolMeikei Gakuen Junior High School, Ibaraki
University Waseda University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Waseda University RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000-2008 NEC Green Rockets ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003-2006 Japan 7 (0)

Tsuji Takashi (辻高志, Takashi Tsuji) (born 24 April 1977 in the Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as scrum-half, he later became a coach, currently coaching NEC Green Rockets.

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Career

He started to take up rugby in 1990, when he played for his high school's team, which he led to the victories at the Kanto Junior High School Tournament and the East Japan Junior High School Tournament two years later. In 1995, he ended runner-up at the East Japan High School Selection Tournament, the Kanto Tournament A block, the 7th National Athletic Meeting, and the national tournament where he took part. Tsuji graduated from the same high school in 1996. In high school, he not only was a rugby player in the club, but also a talented musician, and was selected as a conductor of grade chorus. In 1996, he entered Waseda University's School of Human Sciences and joined its rugby club. [2] He was the first choice scrum-half since 3 years. In 2000, he joined NEC and thus, to NEC Green Rockets, the company's rugby team. A year later, he played in All East Japan Senior League games. He also won the 2002 All-Japan Rugby Football Championship for NEC. In 2003, he represented Japan at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, debuting against Scotland in Townsville. [3] In 2008, he finished the season and retired. A year later, he was appointed as a Waseda University coach while still in duty for NEC. In 2010, he became the director of Waseda University RFC. In 2012, Tsuji retired from Waseda University RFC director, succeeded by Yoshikazu Goto.

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 ALL FOR JAPAN TEAM".
  2. ↑ "辻 高志 | 早稲田大学ラグビー蹴球部公式サイト". www.wasedarugby.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Takashi Tsuji". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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