Hideki Nanba

Hideki Nanba (難波 英樹, Nanba Hideki), born 14 October 1974 in Yamanashi Prefecture, is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as centre.

Hideki Nanba

Birth name	Hideki Nanba
Date of birth	(1976-07-08) 8 July 1976
Place of birth	Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
School	Sagamidai Technical High School, Sagamihara
University	Teikyo University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Youth career 1992-1995 Sagamidai Technical High School 1995-1999 Teikyo University RFC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999-2011 Toyota Verblitz () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000-2003 Japan 24 (30)

Career

Nanba first played in 1992 for the Sagamidai Technical High School, where he was a driving force for his team's second National High School Rugby Tournament consecutive victory in 1994. In 1995, he graduated from high school and played for the Teikyo University rugby union club. In 1999, Nanba graduated from university and joined Toyota Verblitz, where he would play until his retirement in 2011. At international level, Nanba first represented Japan during the test match against Fiji in Tokyo, on 20 May 2000. He was also called up for the Japan squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where he played his last international test cap, during the match against France, in Townsville, on 18 October 2003.

External links

• 2019 ALL FOR JAPAN TEAM Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• ジャパンラグビートップリーグ 選手情報
• Hideki Nanba international stats at ESPN Scrum