Kazuhiko Usami
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ehime, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Saijyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Ritsumeikan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kazuhiko Usami (宇佐美和彦, Usami Kazuhiko, born 17 March 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the lock position.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3][4]
Early / Provincial Career[edit]
Usami has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Canon Eagles who he joined in 2014.[3][4]
Super Rugby Career[edit]
Usami was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season, however he did not make any appearances.[5]
International[edit]
Usami made his senior international debut for Japan in a match against South Korea on April 18, 2015. He has largely featured in matches against other Asian nations such as Korea and Hong Kong, but he did play as a starter against Canada in Vancouver during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics[edit]
- As of 18 August 2016[5]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Sunwolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Kazuhiko Usami ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Kazuhiko Usami Top League Player Profile". Super Japan Rugby. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kazuhiko Usami Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kazuhiko Usami Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kazuhiko Usami itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
External links[edit]
- Kazuhiko Usami at ESPNscrum
- Kazuhiko Usami at ItsRugby.co.uk
