Hisateru Hirashima (平島 久照, Hirashima Hisateru, born 15 January 1983 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for his country.
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| Date of birth | January 15, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hirashima was born in Kumamoto, Southern Japan and graduated from Kumamoto Nishi High School and Fukuoka University. He is currently the captain for the Kobe Steelers, and has made 62 first team appearances as a prop.
External links edit
- Hisateru Hirashima at ESPNscrum
- Profile on Kobe website Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)