Full name | Atsushi Kashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Daisho Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Setsunan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atsushi Kashimoto (born 19 February 1988) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners in the Japan Rugby League One. [1] [2] [3]
After studying at Setsunan University, he joined Hanazono Kintetsu Liners in the then Top League in 2011. He made his debut in the same year coming off the bench in a 31–22 win against NEC Green Rockets.
He made his 100th appearance in 2023 against Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars. [4]