Rikiya Matsuda (松田 力也, Matsuda Rikiya, born 3 May 1994) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who typically plays as a fly-half. Most recently contracted to the Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights, Matsuda is a free agent. Matsuda also plays for the Japan national team.[1][2]

Club career

Matsuda was a student at Teikyo University in Tokyo and has appeared for them in both the All-Japan University Rugby Championship and the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.[2] After graduating from university he joined the Panasonic Wild Knights in 2017.[3]

In May 2024, following the conclusion of the 2023–24 Japan Rugby League One season, Matsuda departed the Saitama Wild Knights.[4]

International career

Matsuda represented Japan at Under-20 level from 2012 through to 2014, making 7 appearances in total at the World Rugby Under 20 Championships.[5] He made his senior international debut as a replacement in a match against Canada in Vancouver on 11 June 2016. He went on to make two more appearances in the home tests against Scotland during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series, coming on as a substitute in the first test in Toyota and then starting in the second in Tokyo.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rikiya Matsuda ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Rikiya Matsuda Brave Blossoms Player Profile" (in Japanese). Rugby Japan. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rikiya Matsuda rejoindra Panasonic Wild Knights en 2017!" (in French). Japon Rugby. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Rugby: Japan No. 10 Matsuda leaves League One powerhouse Wild Knights". Mainichi Shimbun. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Rikiya Matsuda itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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