Tsuyoshi Murata

Tsuyoshi Murata
Personal information
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended Keio Gijuku
University Keio University
Club information
Playing position Back Row Forward
Current club NEC Green Rockets / Sunwolves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2011− NEC Green Rockets 53 (30)
2016– Sunwolves 0 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2015− Japan 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 December 2015.

Tsuyoshi Murata (村田毅 Murata Tsuyoshi, born 15 December 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a back row forward.[1][2]

In his home country he plays for the NEC Green Rockets whom he joined in 2011.[3][4] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[5] Murata is a Japanese international who debuted against South Korea in 2015, but did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tsuyoshi Murata ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tsuyoshi Murata Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tsuyoshi Murata NEC Green Rockets Player Profile". NEC Sports. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tsuyoshi Murata itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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