Heiichiro Ito

Heiichiro Ito (伊藤 平一郎, Itō Heiichirō, born 5 October 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a prop.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Yamaha Júbilo in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Heiichiro Ito

Date of birth	5 October 1990
Place of birth	Oita Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
School	Oita Maizuru High School
University	Waseda University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop / Hooker Current team Sunwolves / Yamaha Júbilo Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–present Yamaha Júbilo 23 (0) 2017–present Sunwolves 0 (0) Correct as of 15 January 2017 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–present Japan 6 (0) Correct as of 17 June 2017

Club career

Ito joined Yamaha Júbilo ahead of the 2014–15 Top League season, but had to wait until the following year before making his debut. His appearances during the 2015–16 season were largely from the replacements bench, however the following year, he established himself as a regular in the starting fifteen.[4]

International

Ito was one of several Yamaha Júbilo players to receive their first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]

References

1. "Heiichiro Ito ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
2. "Heiichiro Ito Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. "Heiichiro Ito Yamaha Jubilo Player Profile" (in Japanese). Yamaha Motors. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
4. "Heiichiro Ito itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.