Naoya Okubo

Naoya Okubo
Date of birth (1975-09-27) September 27, 1975
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker, Lock
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1999-2004  Japan 23 (0)

Naoya Okubo (大久保直弥 Ōkubo Naoya) (born 27 September 1975 in Osaka, Japan) is a former Japanese rugby union player. Okubo played 23 matches for the Japan national rugby union team from 1999 to 2004.[1]

As of December 2013 Okubo is the coach of Top League team Suntory Sungoliath.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Naoya Okubo - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Emma Stoney (27 November 2013). "In Japan, a Unique Setup Helps and Hinders Rugby". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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