Japanese full-back Ayumu Goromaru will join the Queensland Reds for the next Super Rugby season.
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The 29-year-old, who kicked 24 points against South Africa to inspire the biggest upset in rugby history, was one of the star players in the recent World Cup.
Reds’ executive general manager Daniel Herbert said the No. 15 “worries any opposition”.
“Ayumu has been regarded by many observers as one of the stand-out full-backs of the World Cup but as importantly, he has been performing at a consistently high level for Yamaha Jubilo in the Japan League for many years,” Herbert said.
“Both of our assistant coaches, Nick Stiles and Matt O’Connor, have coached against Ayumu in Japan and have said he is a player that worries any opposition.”
Goromaru, who will join the Queensland side for one season after the Top League concludes in February, is looking forward to proving himself in Super Rugby. He said: “I have followed the Queensland Reds for many years and am looking forward to joining the squad and meeting my new team-mates.”
Goromaru has scored 708 points from 56 Tests and joins Japanese international Hendrik Tui, who was retained by the Reds for 2016.
