Birth name | Taihei Ueda | ||||
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Date of birth | 3 March 1982 | ||||
Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||
Rugby union career | |||||
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Taihei Ueda (上田泰平, Ueda Taihei) (born 3 March 1982 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Ueda has played six international matches for the Japan national rugby union team.[1]
Ueda was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing one match against eventual winners the All Blacks.[2]
As of 2014[update] Ueda plays for Top League team Honda Heat.[3]