is a

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player who plays as a Flanker or Number 8. He currently plays for

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in Japan's domestic

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International

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and tour of Scotland and Ireland. He had previously made 3 appearances for Japan in 2016, debuting against Korea in the 2016 Asia Rugby Championship.

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* 1996 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights Tokyo Sungoliath players Japan international rugby union players 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub