Ayumu Goromaru, a former rugby national team who contributed to the historic victory from South Africa at the 2015 World Cup England tournament, will retire from active duty at the end of the new season starting next month. It was.
Goromaru Ayumu, who belongs to Yamaha Motor of the Rugby Top League, played an active part in the Japanese national team with a fullback with accurate kicks.
He played in five top league games last season and scored 38 goals, but according to the team, he will retire from active duty at the end of the new season starting January 16th next year.
Goromaru is 34 years old from Fukuoka City.
He started playing rugby at the age of three, has been active as a regular at Waseda University since he was in the first grade, and won the national university championship three times.
In addition, at the World Cup England tournament held in 2015, he contributed to the historic victory from the powerful South Africa as a fullback of the Japanese national team, and was selected as the best fifteen of the tournament.
In addition, the unique routine for place kicks attracted a lot of attention.
Goromaru will hold a press conference on the 16th of this month to explain the background and reasons for his retirement.
What is Goromaru Ayumu?
Goromaru Ayumu is a full-back player who represents Japan, and has an accurate kick.
He was selected as the Japanese national team for the first time at the age of 19, and has participated in 57 games so far, 711 points in total, which is the highest record for the Japanese national team.
At the 2015 World Cup England tournament, he contributed to a historic victory from the powerhouse South Africa and was named the tournament's Best Fifteen.
It also drew a lot of attention with its unique routine for place kicks.
Under the influence of his parents and grandfather who love rugby, he started playing locally at the age of three and went on to high school, a powerful player, Saga Kogyo.
In the 2nd and 3rd years, he played an active role as a core player, such as winning second place at the National High School Rugby Tournament.
After that, he was active as a regular at Waseda University from the first year, and contributed to winning the national university championship three times.
After graduating from college, he belongs to the top league Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and has won the top scorer three times, the best kicker three times, and the best fifteen five times.
In 2016, he also played in the world's premier league, Super Rugby Reds, and France's first division powerhouse Toulon.