Naoya Okubo

Naoya Okubo (大久保直弥, Ōkubo Naoya) (born 27 September 1975) is a former Japanese rugby union player. Okubo played 23 matches for the Japan national rugby union team from 1999 to 2004.^[1] His regular playing positions were Flanker and Lock.

Naoya Okubo

Date of birth	(1975-09-27) September 27, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
University	Hosei University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Hosei University High School RFC Hosei University RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-2008 Suntory () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999-2004  Japan 23 (0)

As of December 2013^[update] Okubo is the coach of Top League team Suntory Sungoliath.^[2] In 2015, Okubo became the coach of NTT Communications Shining Arcs.^[3]

He was named the first Non-Kiwi coach of the Sunwolves in their last year of Super Rugby in 2020.

References

1. "Naoya Okubo - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
2. Emma Stoney (27 November 2013). "In Japan, a Unique Setup Helps and Hinders Rugby". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
3. "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 18 September 2023.^{[dead link]}