Naoto Nakamura (rugby union)

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]

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.

  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.