Hideo Kaneshiro

Hideo Kaneshiro (金城秀雄, Kaneshiro Hideo) (born Osaka, Japan) is a former rugby union footballer who played for Japan. Playing at flanker[7] and as hooker,[8] Kaneshiro played for Toyota Verblitz and had a cap for Japan against Argentina in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1993, being his only international test cap.[9] He mostly played for Toyota Verblitz from 1991 - since he graduated from university[10] - until his retirement in 2000.[11]

Hideo Kaneshiro

Date of birth	Date of birth unknown
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
University	Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 19??-1991[2] Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences[3] () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 19??-2000 Toyota [4][5] () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1993[6] Japan 1 (0)

References

1. JRFU. "代表キャップ保持者一覧｜日本ラグビーフットボール協会｜RUGBY：FOR ALL「ノーサイドの精神」を、日本へ、世界へ。" (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
2. "OUHSスポーツ　スタンド新設記念親善ラグビー　エディンバラ大に快勝". www2.ouhs.ac.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
3. "大阪体育大学ラグビー部　チーム紹介". daitaidai-rugby.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
4. tori. "locus1". www.geocities.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
5. "トヨタ自動車ラグビー部". plaza.harmonix.ne.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
6. "internationaux-japonais-2 - japonrugby". www.japonrugby.net (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
7. "Hideo Kaneshiro". ESPN Scrum.
8. "トヨタ自動車ラグビー部". plaza.harmonix.ne.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
9. "Hideo Kaneshiro". ESPN Scrum.
10. "OUHSスポーツ　スタンド新設記念親善ラグビー　エディンバラ大に快勝". www2.ouhs.ac.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
11. "トヨタ自動車ラグビー部". plaza.harmonix.ne.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

External links

• Hideo Kaneshiro international statistics at ESPN Scrum