Tsuyoshi Fujita

Tsuyoshi Fujita
Date of birth	January 27, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
School	Osaka Institute of Technology
University	Meiji University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
????-1979	Osaka Institute of Technology
1979-1980	Meiji University RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
1980-1988	Nisshin Steel
1988-1991	IBM Japan
International career
Years	Team
1980–1991	Japan
Coaching career
Years	Team
199?-1999	IBM Big Blue
2000-2003	Kubota Spears
2003-2014	Meiji University
2014-	Nihon University

Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田剛, Fujita Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka Prefecture, January 27, 1961) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as hooker.

Career

He started his career playing for the Osaka Institute of Technology and then, for Meiji University.^[1] In 1979, Fujita grabbed a regular position in his university years, contributing to the victory in the National University Championship of the same year. In the 1982 season, he served as captain for the Meiji University team. In 1980, he debuted for Japan in a test match against Netherlands at Hilversum, on October 4, 1980. Afterwards, he served as hooker for the Japan national rugby union team for many years, and played in the 1987 and 1991 Rugby World Cups consecutively. In the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Fujita played all the three pool games. After graduating from Meiji University, he played for Nisshin Steel, but then, moved for IBM Japan, which he also coached. After retiring as player, he coached several teams such as IBM Big Blue, Kubota Spears,^[2] Meiji University^[3] and Nihon University RFC.^[4]