(born 19 June 1983 in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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) is a
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
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rugby union
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player. Aoki has played 28
matches
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for the
Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team, often known as the Cherry Blossoms, Sakura, and more recently The Brave Blossoms (''ブレイブ・ブロッサムズ - Bureibu burossamuzu'') is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia and has ...
.
Aoki was a member of the Japan team at the
2011 Rugby World Cup
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, where he played one match.
Aoki currently plays for
Top League
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team
Suntory Sungoliath
Tokyo Sungoliath (formerly known as Suntory Sungoliath) is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus. The ...
. He started with the club in 2006.
References
Living people
1983 births
Japanese rugby union players
Tokyo Sungoliath players
Rugby union locks
Japan international rugby union players
2011 Rugby World Cup players
Rugby union players from Tokyo
Rugby union hookers
2007 Rugby World Cup players
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