Hitoshi Ono
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| Birth name | Hitoshi Ono | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | May 6, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kōriyama,Fukushima,Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Seiryo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nihon University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hitoshi Ono(Đại dã quân,Ōno Hitoshi,born May 6, 1978, inKōriyama,Fukushima)is a retiredJapaneserugby player.He plays at lock for theJapan national rugby union team.He is nicknamed the "Iron Man".
Ono started playing rugby after converting frombaseballatNihon Universitywhere he was studying to become afirefighter.However, he changed careers and joinedToshiba Brave Lupusin 2001, with whom he has gone on to win theTop Leaguefour times.
He made his international debut forJapanin 2004 againstKorea.[3]He became a regular member of the national team from there onwards and represented his country at both the2007and2011 Rugby World Cup.SinceEddie Jonestook over as Japan coach in 2012, he has not missed an international match, and has become the most capped player for Japan of all time.[4]
After theTōhoku earthquake and tsunamiandFukushima nuclear disasterin 2011, Ono's family dairy farm suffered greatly, and alongside propKensuke Hatakeyamawho lost his home, he was named honorary captain for theAsian 5 Nationsmatch with theUAEby coachJohn Kirwanto mark the team's solidarity for the cause.[5]
Ono is one of the 'Frontier Ambassadors' of his hometown Koriyama City.[6]
He retired from professional rugby in 2020[7]
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References[edit]
- ^"ラグビー nhật bổn đại biểu の đại dã cổ lí quận sơn で giảng diễn Ｗ bôi への tư い ngữ る".Fukushima Mimpo(in Japanese). 27 June 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 8 August 2014.Retrieved1 August2014.
- ^"Rugby World Cup: Hitoshi Ono".Rugby World Cup. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-10-07.Retrieved2015-10-06.
- ^"Japan v Korea at Tokyo, May 16, 2004".
- ^"Ono set to be Japan's most capped player".Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU).RetrievedJanuary 28,2015.
- ^"One year on Rugby remembers in Japan".Archived from the original on February 3, 2014.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"フロンティア đại sử のプロフィール đẳng | quận sơn thị công thức ウェブサイト".www.city.koriyama.lg.jp(in Japanese).Retrieved2020-02-25.
- ^https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/05/19/rugby/iron-man-hitoshi-ono-retires-98-caps/#.XskkuhMzai4.
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Japanese rugby union players
- Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players
- Rugby union locks
- Japan international rugby union players
- Nihon University alumni
- People from Kōriyama
- Sunwolves players
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- Sportspeople from Fukushima Prefecture
- 2007 Rugby World Cup players