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Fumiaki Tanaka
Japan
Age
39
Position
Scrum Half
Height
166cm
Weight
72kg
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Bio
Fumiaki Tanaka is the most experienced scrum half in the Japan World Cup squad. His debut came in 2008 against the Arabian Gulf. He started two of Japan's games in the recent Pacific Nations Cup. He plays his club rugby with Panasonic Wild Knights.