Warner Dearns
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Date of birth | 11 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kashiwa High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Tanya Dearns (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warner Dearns (ワーナー ディアンズ, Wānā Dianzu, born 11 April 2002) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Toshiba Brave Lupus. Born in New Zealand but moved to Japan at the age of 9 years old, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.[1]
International career[edit]
Dearns was called for his country on 28 October 2021 for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[2] He made his debut on 13 November in the match against Portugal.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Warner Dearns". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "男子日本代表 追加招集および離脱選手のお知らせ". Japan Rugby Union (in Japanese). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Portugal vs Japan". World Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- Warner Dearns at ItsRugby.co.uk
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Japanese rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Naturalised rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Japan international rugby union players
- Japanese rugby union biography stubs