Tatsuya Maeda (rugby union)
Japanese rugby union player (born 1968)
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Tatsuya Maeda (前田達也, Maeda Tastuya) (born Osaka, 23 September 1968) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a fullback, as well as center and fly-half.
| Born | 23 September 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Shimamoto High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Kyoto Sangyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Maeda attended Shimamoto High School and Kyoto Sangyo University, for whose club he played during the All-Japan Rugby University Championship.[2] After graduating from Kyoto Sangyo University, he joined NTT Kansai Rugby Football Club.[3][4] He also played for Japan, with his first cap being during the match against USA, at Chicago, on 4 May 1991. In the same year, Maeda was called up for the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, although he did not play any match in the tournament. Maeda was last capped for Japan during a match against Tonga, at Nagoya, on 11 February 1995.
