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Warner Dearns (ワーナー ディアンズ, Wānā Dianzu, born 11 April 2002) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Toshiba Brave Lupus. Born in New Zealand but moved to Japan at the age of 14 years old, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.[1]
![]() Dearns representing Japan during the November Internationals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ryukei Kashiwa High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Tanya Dearns (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International career
editDearns was called for his country on 28 October 2021 for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[2] He made his debut on 13 November in the match against Portugal.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Warner Dearns". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "男子日本代表 追加招集および離脱選手のお知らせ". Japan Rugby Union (in Japanese). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Portugal vs Japan". World Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
edit- Warner Dearns at ItsRugby.co.uk