Ryuhei Arita
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| Date of birth | 21 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Higashi Fukuoka High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryuhei Arita (有田 隆平, Arita Ryūhei, born 21 March 1989 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a hooker.[1]
In his home country he plays for the Coca-Cola Red Sparks whom he joined in 2011.[2][3] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[4] Arita is a Japanese international who debuted against Kazakhstan in 2012, but did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ryuhei Arita ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Ryuhei Arita Coca Cola West Red Sparks Player Profile". Coca Cola West. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Ryuhei Arita itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.