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Shuhei Matsuhashi

Japanese rugby union player

Rugby player

Shuhei Matsuhashi

Date of birth

(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30)

Place of birth

Nagano, Japan

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb)

School

Ichiritsufunabashi High School

University

Meiji University

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Loose forward
Current team	Ricoh Black Rams
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2016–present	Black Rams Tokyo	39	(85)
2017–2019	Sunwolves	17	(10)
Correct as of 21 February 2021
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2016–2017	Japan	8	(5)
Correct as of 21 February 2021

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 Sunwolves in Super Rugby and 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

^ ^a ^b "Shuhei Matsuhashi ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^ "Shuhei Matsuhashi Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^ "Shuhei Matsuhashi Ricoh Black Rams Player Profile" (in Japanese). Ricoh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^ "Shuhei Matsuhashi itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 8 November 2016.