Taiyo Ando (安藤 泰洋, Andō Taiyō, born 22 August 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the loose forward position.[1] He currently plays for Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3][4]

Early / Provincial Career

Ando has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with Toyota Verblitz who he joined in 2010. He is currently[when?] the club's captain.[3][4]

Super Rugby Career

Ando was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played 7 matches in their debut campaign.[2][5]

International

Ando made his debut for the Japanese national side in a match against South Korea on April 30, 2016. He earned his second cap during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series against Canada.[1]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 18 August 2016[5]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2016 Sunwolves 7 3 4 284 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 3 4 284 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Taiyo Ando ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Taiyo Ando Sunwolves Player Profile". Super Japan Rugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Taiyo Ando Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Taiyo Ando Toyota Verblitz Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toyota Verblitz. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Taiyo Ando itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyo_Ando
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