Ryuhei Arita

Ryuhei Arita
Personal information
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School(s) attended Higashi Fukuoka High School
University Waseda University
Club information
Playing position Hooker
Current club Coca-Cola Red Sparks / Sunwolves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2011− Coca-Cola Red Sparks 31 (20)
2016– Sunwolves 0 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2014− Japan 8 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 December 2015.

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

  1. 1 2 "Ryuhei Arita ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ryuhei Arita Coca Cola West Red Sparks Player Profile". Coca Cola West. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ryuhei Arita itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.


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