Nathan Hirayama

Nathan Hirayama
Hirayama at the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth (1988-03-23) March 23, 1988
Place of birth Richmond, British Columbia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
School Hugh McRoberts Secondary
University University of Victoria
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly-half / Fullback
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Richmond RFC
University of Victoria
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
BC Bears
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008
2008-
Canada U20
Canada
5
23
(27)
(47)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
 Canada

Nathan Hirayama (born March 23, 1988) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays at fly-half as well as can provide cover at fullback. Hirayama currently plays for the University of Victoria in the British Columbia Premiership and for the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship.

He made his debut for the Canadian sevens team in the 2006 Dubai Sevens in the IRB Series at 18. Two years later he debuted for the Canadian national men's team against Portugal in Lisbon.

Hirayama was selected for the Canadian national team to attend the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups although he did not play any games in 2007.

He was selected for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia helping Canada to win the Plate competition and finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 49 points.

Personal

Hirayama's father, Gary Hirayama, also represented Canada in both codes of the game in the eighties winning 12 caps as fly half for the national team,[1] and was also part of Canada's first sevens team to travel to Hong Kong.[2] Together they are the first-ever rugby-playing father/son duo for Canada.

References

  1. "GARRY HIRAYAMA Canada". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. "Profile: Nathan Hirayama". Retrieved 19 September 2015.

External links

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