Naoya Okubo

Naoya Okubo
Date of birth	September 27, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
University	Hosei University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Hosei University High School RFC
–	Hosei University RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
1998-2008	Suntory
International career
Years	Team
1999-2004	Japan

Naoya Okubo (大久保直弥, Ōkubo Naoya) (born 27 September 1975) is a former Japanese rugby union player. Okubo played 23 matches for the Japan national rugby union team from 1999 to 2004.^[1] His regular playing positions were Flanker and Lock.

As of December 2013^[update] Okubo is the coach of Top League team Suntory Sungoliath.^[2] In 2015, Okubo became the coach of NTT Communications Shining Arcs.^[3]

He was named the first Non-Kiwi coach of the Sunwolves in their last year of Super Rugby in 2020.

^ "Naoya Okubo - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ Emma Stoney (27 November 2013). "In Japan, a Unique Setup Helps and Hinders Rugby". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 18 September 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[ESPNscrum_-_Naoya_Okubo_-_Japan-1] "Naoya Okubo - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[NY_Times_-_27_November_2013_-_In_Japan,_a_Unique_Setup_Helps_and_Hinders_Rugby-2] Emma Stoney (27 November 2013). "In Japan, a Unique Setup Helps and Hinders Rugby". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[3] "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 18 September 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

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