Hiroki Yuhara
Hiroki Yuhara (湯原祐希, Yuhara Hiroki) (21 January 1984 - 28 September 2020) was a Japanese rugby union player. Yuhara played 13 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team.[1]
| Birth name | Hiroki Yuhara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 January 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | (aged 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Fuchu, Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuhara was born in Chiba, and a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing one match against eventual winners the All Blacks.[2]
Yuhara played for Top League team Toshiba Brave Lupus.[3]
Death
He collapsed while working out in the Toshiba Brave Lupus clubhouse and was rushed to hospital where he died.[4]
References
- "Hiroki Yuhara - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- "RWC 2011 - Japan - Hiroki Yuhara". RWC 2011. International Rugby Board. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- プロフィール 湯原 祐希. Toshiba Brave Lupus (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- "Former Japan international Hiroki Yuhara dies at 36". The Japan Times. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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