Ryōto Nakamura (中村 亮土, Nakamura Ryōto, born 3 June 1991) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Japan Rugby League One club Tokyo Sungoliath and the Japan national team.[1][2][3]
 Nakamura representing Japan during the Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Teikyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editNakamura has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with Suntory Sungoliath, which he joined in 2014.[2][3][4]
International career
editNakamura made his senior international debut for Japan in a match against the United Arab Emirates on May 10, 2013. All of his other test match appearances have been against other Asian nations, with the exception of a cap earned as a substitute in a test against Samoa in Tokyo in 2014.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ryoto Nakamura ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Ryoto Nakamura Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Ryoto Nakamura Suntory Sungoliath Player Profile" (in Japanese). Suntory Sungoliath. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Ryoto Nakamura itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
edit- Ryoto Nakamura at ESPNscrum
- Ryoto Nakamura at ItsRugby.co.uk