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Takeshi Hino

Date of birth	(1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
School	Tsukushi High School
University	Doshisha University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Shizuoka Blue Revs Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– Shizuoka Blue Revs 89 (190) 2017 Sunwolves 8 (10) 2019 Stade Toulousain 3 (0) Correct as of 21 February 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 Japan 5 (5) Correct as of 21 February 2021

Takeshi Hino (日野剛志, Hino Takeshi, born 20 January 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a hooker.^[1] He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the French Top 14.^[2][3] On 20 August 2019, he was officially transferred to the French professional rugby team Stade Toulousain^[4]

Hino has spent his entire senior career with Yamaha Júbilo, who he joined in 2012. He only made 2 appearances in his debut campaign, but from the following season, he established himself as a regular and has played over 50 times in the Top League.^[5]

Hino was one of several Yamaha Júbilo players to receive their first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. After being an unused substitute in Japan's win over Georgia on 12 November, he debuted as a second-half replacement the following week in a 33-30 defeat to Wales in Cardiff.^[1]

• Takeshi Hino at ESPNscrum
• Takeshi Hino at ItsRugby.co.uk