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Naoto Saitō (斉藤直人, Saitō Naoto, born 26 August 1997) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Stade Toulousain and the Japan national team.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Naoto Saitō

Date of birth

26 August 1997 (age 27)

Place of birth

Kanagawa, Japan

Height

1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Current team	Stade Toulousain
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2020	Sunwolves	6	(0)
2021–2024	Tokyo Sungoliath	41	(88)
2024–	Stade Toulousain		()
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019–2023	Japan XV	4	(11)
2021–	Japan	15	(15)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Career statistics

List of international tries

As of 14 November 2022 ^[4]

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Aviva Stadium	2021 July rugby union tests	3 July 2021	Loss	39 – 31
2	England	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2022 Autumn Nations Series	12 November 2022	Loss	52 – 13

References

^ "Naoto Saito itsrugby Profile". itsrugby. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "Naoto Saito". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "2020シーズンチームスコッド（第一次）・シーズンスローガン発表" (Press release) (in Japanese). Sunwolves. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ "Naoto SAITO profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

External links

Naoto Saito at ESPNscrum
Naoto Saito at ItsRugby.co.uk

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