Shuhei Matsuhashi

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]

Shuhei Matsuhashi

Date of birth	24 November 1993
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
Position(s) Loose Forward Current team Sunwolves / Ricoh Black Rams Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–present Ricoh Black Rams 15 (50) 2017–present Sunwolves 0 (0) Correct as of 15 January 2017 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–present Japan 8 (5) Correct as of 27 June 2017

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

1. "Shuhei Matsuhashi ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
2. "Shuhei Matsuhashi Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
3. "Shuhei Matsuhashi Ricoh Black Rams Player Profile" (in Japanese). Ricoh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
4. "Shuhei Matsuhashi itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 8 November 2016.