Naoto Nakamura (rugby union)

Naoto Nakamura
Date of birth	January 18, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
-1998	Doshisha University RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
1998-2000	Suntory
International career
Years	Team
1998-2000	Japan
Coaching career
Years	Team
2012	Canon Eagles (scrum coach)

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.

Career

After his graduation from Doshisha University, Nakamura started to play for Suntory throughout all of his career, with which he won the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship in 1996.^[5] He was first capped for Japan on 3 May 1998, against Canada, in Tokyo. He was also present at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where he played two matches in the tournament. Nakamura's last cap for Japan was against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 11 November 2000.