Michael Leitch
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Japan international rugby union player
human
rugby union flanker
rugby union number eight
rugby union player
Michael Leitch is a professional rugby union player best known as a long-serving captain and back-row forward for the Japan national team.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japan international rugby union player
ⓘ
human ⓘ rugby union flanker ⓘ rugby union number eight ⓘ rugby union player ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| captainedAtTournament |
2015 Rugby World Cup
ⓘ
2019 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captainOf | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| club | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1988-10-07 ⓘ |
| debutForNationalTeam | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Sapporo Yamanote High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokai University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Leitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerClub |
Chiefs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunwolves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCompetition | Super Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Michael Leitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin |
European New Zealander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fijian ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
back-row forward for the Japan national rugby union team
ⓘ
long-serving captain of the Japan national rugby union team ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
6
ⓘ
8 ⓘ |
| league | Japan Rugby League One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
Japanese
ⓘ
New Zealander ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebutYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| notableFor | captaining Japan in victory over South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2011 Rugby World Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2015 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2019 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2023 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Christchurch, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsForNationalTeam | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsInBackRow | true ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
flanker
ⓘ
number eight ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| turnedProfessionalIn | 2008 ⓘ |
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