Keiji Hirose
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Keiji Hirose is a former Japan
ese rugby union player. He played as a fly-half. His club team was Toyota Verblitz
.
Hirose was awarded 40 caps for Japan
, since a 26-11 over South Korea, at 29 October 1994, in a Rugby World Cup
qualifier, in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia. Hirose scored 5 tries, 77 conversions, 79 penalties and 2 drop goals, reaching a national record of 422 points in aggregate. He was the Japanese goalkicker during his international career.
He played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
, in a single game, the infamous 145-17 defeat to New Zealand, in 4 June 1995. Hirose scored 2 conversions and 1 penalty in the game.
In the 44-17 win over Tonga
, at 8 May 1999, in Tokyo
, during the Pacific Rim Championship, he kicked a then record of 9 penalties from 9 attempts.
He played once more at the 1999 Rugby World Cup
, in all the three games, being the top scorer for Japan, with 5 penalties and 4 conversions, 23 points on aggregate. Hirose played once at the 2003 Rugby World Cup
, in a 32-11 defeat to Scotland
, at 12 October 2003, scoring 2 penalties.
His last international game came at 5 November 2005, in a 44-29 win over Spain
, in Tokyo
, aged 32 years old. Hirose had a memorable farewell, scoring 5 conversions, 2 penalties and 1 drop goal, in an aggregate of 19 points.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese rugby union player. He played as a fly-half. His club team was Toyota Verblitz
Toyota Verblitz
Toyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. Verblitz is a conflation of verde and blitz . The team is owned by Toyota Jidosha and is separate from, and not to be confused with, the Toyota Industries Shuttles rugby team, owned by Toyota Industries...
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Hirose was awarded 40 caps for Japan
Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
, since a 26-11 over South Korea, at 29 October 1994, in a Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
qualifier, in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia. Hirose scored 5 tries, 77 conversions, 79 penalties and 2 drop goals, reaching a national record of 422 points in aggregate. He was the Japanese goalkicker during his international career.
He played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
, in a single game, the infamous 145-17 defeat to New Zealand, in 4 June 1995. Hirose scored 2 conversions and 1 penalty in the game.
In the 44-17 win over Tonga
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
, at 8 May 1999, in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, during the Pacific Rim Championship, he kicked a then record of 9 penalties from 9 attempts.
He played once more at the 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...
, in all the three games, being the top scorer for Japan, with 5 penalties and 4 conversions, 23 points on aggregate. Hirose played once at the 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
, in a 32-11 defeat to Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
, at 12 October 2003, scoring 2 penalties.
His last international game came at 5 November 2005, in a 44-29 win over Spain
Spain national rugby union team
The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...
, in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, aged 32 years old. Hirose had a memorable farewell, scoring 5 conversions, 2 penalties and 1 drop goal, in an aggregate of 19 points.