Léo Delvart Ikeda is our November Player of the Month. Since joining the team, he has become an important leader on and off the field. Congratulations, Léo!
Name: Léo Delvart Ikeda
Position: Fly Half
Height: 6’0
Weight: 200 lb
Year: Graduate
Major: Business
Hometown: Hong Kong
Why did you decide to play rugby?
My dad used to play rugby and took me to my local club when I was 7 years old.
What have you liked about Michigan Rugby so far?
The camaraderie that we share on and off the field.
Describe your most memorable moment on the field.
Playing my first game for Michigan Rugby.
What’s your most favorite rugby drill in practice? Least favorite?
Team runs.
Gaelic football.
What do you see yourself doing in five years?
Working in Asia, and catching up with the lads around a pint.
What is an embarrassing childhood memory that you can share with us?
Thinking ginger beer was actual beer.
Do you have any game-day superstitions? Explain.
None.
What is your favorite place in Ann Arbor?
Bill’s Beer Garden.
What is your biggest fear?
Catching a hospital pass.
What is your favorite food?
Duck confit.
Who’s your favorite superhero?
The Wolverine.
What is the best advice you have ever received?
Even monkeys fall from trees. （「猿も木から落ちる」）
Again, congratulations to our November Player of the Month, Léo Delvart Ikeda!
