Shuhei Matsuhashi

Shuhei Matsuhashi
Personal information
Born (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993
Nagano, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended Ichiritsufunabashi High School
University Meiji University
Club information
Playing position Loose Forward
Current club Ricoh Black Rams
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2016− Ricoh Black Rams 9 (40)
Representative team(s)
2016− Japan 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 November 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 November 2016.

Shuhei Matsuhashi (松橋周平 Matsuhashi Shuhei, born 24 November 1993) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a loose forward.[1] He currently plays for the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Club Career

After graduating from university, Matsuhashi signed for the Ricoh Black Rams and debuted for them at the beginning of the 2016-17 Top League season.[4]

International

After 8 tries in his first 9 Top League appearances, Matsuhashi received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Shuhei Matsuhashi ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. "Shuhei Matsuhashi Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. "Shuhei Matsuhashi Ricoh Black Rams Player Profile" (in Japanese). Ricoh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. "Shuhei Matsuhashi itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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