Kurihara had 27 caps for Japan, from 2000 to 2003, scoring 20 tries, 71 conversions and 35 penalties, 347 points on aggregate. He played four times at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, scoring 1 try, 4 conversions and 9 penalties, 40 points in aggregate. He has been absent from his National Team since then.
Kurihara made History when he scored 6 tries and 15 conversions, 60 points on aggregate, in the 120–3 win over Taiwan, on 21 July 2002, in a Rugby World Cup qualifier,[2] setting a new world record for points in a match.[3]
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^Suntory Sungoliath: Le grand rival des Brave Lupus Japonrugby.net
toru, kurihara, 栗原, kurihara, tōru, born, august, 1978, ibaraki, prefecture, japanese, rugby, union, player, plays, fullback, wing, date, birth, 1978, august, 1978, height5, weight180, universitykeio, universityrugby, union, careerposition, wing, fullbackamate. Toru Kurihara 栗原 徹 Kurihara Tōru born 12 August 1978 in Ibaraki Prefecture is a Japanese rugby union player He plays as a fullback or wing Toru KuriharaDate of birth 1978 08 12 12 August 1978 age 45 Height5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight180 lb 82 kg 13 st UniversityKeio UniversityRugby union careerPosition s Wing FullbackAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 1997 2001Keio University RFC 1 Senior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2001 20072008 2014Suntory Sungoliath NTT Communications Shining Arcs International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2000 2003 Japan28 347 He played for Suntory Sungoliath Kurihara had 27 caps for Japan from 2000 to 2003 scoring 20 tries 71 conversions and 35 penalties 347 points on aggregate He played four times at the 2003 Rugby World Cup scoring 1 try 4 conversions and 9 penalties 40 points in aggregate He has been absent from his National Team since then Kurihara made History when he scored 6 tries and 15 conversions 60 points on aggregate in the 120 3 win over Taiwan on 21 July 2002 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier 2 setting a new world record for points in a match 3 References Edit Suntory Sungoliath Le grand rival des Brave Lupus Japonrugby net Report of the Japan Taiwan Game On This Day ESPN Retrieved 13 December 2016 External links EditToru Kurihara at ESPNscrum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toru Kurihara amp oldid 1175204213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
