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Date of birth | 20 January 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tsukushi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Doshisha University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takeshi Hino (日野剛志, Hino Takeshi, born 20 January 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a hooker. [1] He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the French Top 14. [2] [3] On 20 August 2019, he was officially transferred to the French professional rugby team Stade Toulousain [4]
Hino has spent his entire senior career with Yamaha Júbilo, who he joined in 2012. He only made 2 appearances in his debut campaign, but from the following season, he established himself as a regular and has played over 50 times in the Top League. [5]
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