Heiichiro Ito

Heiichiro Ito
Personal information
Born (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990
Oita Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended Oita Maizuru High School
University Waseda University
Club information
Playing position Tighthead Prop / Hooker
Current club Yamaha Júbilo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2014− Yamaha Júbilo 19 (0)
Representative team(s)
2016− Japan 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 November 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

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

Heiichiro Ito (伊藤 平一郎 Itō Heiichirō, 5 October 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a prop.[1] He currently plays for Yamaha Júbilo in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Club career

Ito joined Yamaha Júbilo ahead of the 2014–15 Top League season, but had to wait until the following year before making his debut. His appearances during the 2015–16 season were largely from the replacements bench, however the following year, he established himself as a regular in the starting fifteen.[4]

International

Ito was one of several Yamaha Júbilo players to receive their 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 "Heiichiro Ito ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "Heiichiro Ito Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "Heiichiro Ito Yamaha Jubilo Player Profile" (in Japanese). Yamaha Motors. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. "Heiichiro Ito itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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