Tsuyoshi Murata

Tsuyoshi Murata
Personal information
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended Keio Gijuku
University Keio University
Club information
Playing position Back Row Forward
Current club NEC Green Rockets / Sunwolves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2011− NEC Green Rockets 52 (30)
2016– Sunwolves ()
Representative team(s)
2015− Japan 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 December 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 December 2015.

Tsuyoshi Murata (村田毅 Murata Tsuyoshi, born 15 December 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a back row forward.[1][2]

In his home country he plays for the NEC Green Rockets whom he joined in 2011.[3][4] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[5] Murata is a Japanese international who debuted against South Korea in 2015, but did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tsuyoshi Murata ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "Tsuyoshi Murata Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "Tsuyoshi Murata NEC Green Rockets Player Profile". NEC Sports. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. "Tsuyoshi Murata itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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