Naoto Nakamura (rugby union)

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Naoto Nakamura (中村直人, Nakamura Naoto) (born 18 January 1969) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as prop. He played 20 tests for the Japan national rugby union team including two matches in 1999 Rugby World Cup.[4] Currently he is the scrum coach for Canon Eagles.

Naoto Nakamura
Date of birth (1969-01-18) January 18, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birthKyoto Prefecture,[1] Japan
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-1998 Doshisha University RFC[2] ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998-2000 Suntory ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998-2000 Japan 20 (10)
Coaching career
Years Team
2012 Canon Eagles (scrum coach)[3]

Career

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After his graduation from Doshisha University, Nakamura started to play for Suntory throughout all of his career, with which he won the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship in 1996.[5] He was first capped for Japan on 3 May 1998, against Canada, in Tokyo. He was also present at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where he played two matches in the tournament. Nakamura's last cap for Japan was against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 11 November 2000.

Notes

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  1. ^ "【ラグリパWest】 酒とラグビーと番長とブログ。中村直人(株式会社なおかつ代表取締役) - ラグビーリパブリック" (in Japanese). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ サントリーラグビー部
  3. ^ Staff Profiles - Canon Eagles
  4. ^ "Naoto Nakamura - Japan". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Suntory Sungoliath: Le grand rival des Brave Lupus". Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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