Yuji Matsubara
| Full name | Yuji Matsubara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuji Matsubara (松原雄二, Matsubara Yūji; born 5 September 1979) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a hooker. He spent his whole career playing for Kobelco Steelers in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 35 times.[1] He was named in the Japan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, making 3 appearances in the tournament.[2] He made a further 20 appearances for Japan in his career, scoring two tries.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yuji Matsubara". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Japan Rugby Football Union
- ^ "Fiji record first PNC win over Japan". World Rugby. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Yuji Matsubara at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Shimonoseki
- Japanese rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
- Japan international rugby union players
- 2007 Rugby World Cup players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Rugby union players from Yamaguchi Prefecture
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