Naoya Okubo

Naoya Okubo

Date of birth	(1975-09-27) September 27, 1975 (age 49)
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)

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.

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]}