Naoya Okubo
| Date of birth | September 27, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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
- ^ "Naoya Okubo - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Emma Stoney (27 November 2013). "In Japan, a Unique Setup Helps and Hinders Rugby". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 18 September 2023.[dead link]