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Eiji Hirotsu

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Eiji Hirotsu
Date of birth (1967-11-24) 24 November 1967 (age 56)
Place of birthYamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
UniversityDoshisha University[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989-2000[2] Kobelco Steelers ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995 Japan 1 (0)

Eiji Hirotsu (弘津英司, Hirotsu Eiji), (born Yamaguchi, 24 November 1967) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as hooker.

Career

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Originally from Yamaguchi Prefecture, Hirotsu was educated at Doshisha University, for whose team he played until 1989, when he joined Kobe Steel, with which he won seven All-Japan Championship titles.[3] In the Japan national team, he was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup roster, but his only cap was during the defeat against Tonga for 16-47, in Nagoya, on 11 February 1995.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ 同志社大学OB予定メンバー
  2. ^ 1995-2002 震災からの復活
  3. ^ Kobelco Steleers: Le mythique club japonais
  4. ^ "Eiji Hirotsu". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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