Rugby: 289 people
Ryuji Ishii (石井 龍司, Ishii Ryūji; born Fukuoka, 13 March 1970) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as…
Ryuji Ishii (石井 龍司, Ishii Ryūji; born Fukuoka, 13 March 1970) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as flanker.
Tsutomu Matsuda (松田努, Matsuda Tsutomu) (born 30 April 1970) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as…
Tsutomu Matsuda (松田努, Matsuda Tsutomu) (born 30 April 1970) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as fullback and wing.
Yoshihito Yoshida (吉田義人, Yoshida Yoshihito) (born 18 February 1969 in Ogachi, Akita) is a former rugby union footballer…
Yoshihito Yoshida (吉田義人, Yoshida Yoshihito) (born 18 February 1969 in Ogachi, Akita) is a former rugby union footballer who played for Japan. He played as a wing.
Naoto Nakamura (中村直人, Nakamura Naoto) (born 18 January 1969) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as…
Naoto Nakamura (中村直人, Nakamura Naoto) (born 18 January 1969) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as prop. He played 20 tests for the Japan national rugby union team including two matches in 1999 Rugby World Cup. Currently he is the scrum coach for Canon Eagles.
Kenichi Kimura (木村 賢一, Kimura Ken'ichi; born 18 February 1968 in Osaka) is a former rugby union footballer who played…
Kenichi Kimura (木村 賢一, Kimura Ken'ichi; born 18 February 1968 in Osaka) is a former rugby union footballer who played for Japan. He played as a prop.
Tomoya Haneda (羽根田智也, Haneda Tomoya) (born 21 December 1965 in Osaka) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He…
Tomoya Haneda (羽根田智也, Haneda Tomoya) (born 21 December 1965 in Osaka) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as a lock.
Masami Horikoshi (堀越正巳, Horikoshi Masami), (born 27 November 1968 in Kumagaya) is a former Japanese rugby union player…
Masami Horikoshi (堀越正巳, Horikoshi Masami), (born 27 November 1968 in Kumagaya) is a former Japanese rugby union player and coach. He played as scrum-half. Currently he is the coach of Rissho University RFC.
Kohei Oguchi (小口耕平, Oguchi Kōhei) (born Saitama Prefecture, 6 October 1968) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He…
Kohei Oguchi (小口耕平, Oguchi Kōhei) (born Saitama Prefecture, 6 October 1968) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as a prop.
Shinobu Aoki (青木忍, Aoki Shinobu), (born 26 January 1968 in Saitama) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played…
Shinobu Aoki (青木忍, Aoki Shinobu), (born 26 January 1968 in Saitama) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as fly-half and former coach.
Wataru Murata (村田亙, Murata Wataru) (born 25 January 1968 in Jōnan) is a former Japanese rugby player and coach. He…
Wataru Murata (村田亙, Murata Wataru) (born 25 January 1968 in Jōnan) is a former Japanese rugby player and coach. He played as scrum-half. He currently coaches Senshu University Rugby Football Club.
Kiyoshi Imazumi (今泉清, Imazumi Kiyoshi) (born 13 September 1967) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as…
Kiyoshi Imazumi (今泉清, Imazumi Kiyoshi) (born 13 September 1967) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as fullback.
Katsuyuki Kiyomiya (清宮 克幸, Kiyomiya Katsuyuki) (born July 17, 1967), is a Japanese rugby union coach, formerly of…
Katsuyuki Kiyomiya (清宮 克幸, Kiyomiya Katsuyuki) (born July 17, 1967), is a Japanese rugby union coach, formerly of Waseda University RFC (2001–06) and since 2006 of Suntory Sungoliath. Many in Japan had hoped he would someday coach the national side; however, after he criticized national team coach Eddie Jones in August 2015, support has dramatically dropped. He is the father of baseball player Kōtarō Kiyomiya.
Takahiro Hosokawa (細川隆弘, Hosokawa Takahiro) (born 1 April 1967, in Kyoto) is a former Japanese rugby union footballer.…
Takahiro Hosokawa (細川隆弘, Hosokawa Takahiro) (born 1 April 1967, in Kyoto) is a former Japanese rugby union footballer. He played as a fullback.
Hirofumi Ouchi (大内寛文, Ōuchi Hirofumi), (born 26 January 1968 in Hiroshima) is a former Japanese rugby union player who…
Hirofumi Ouchi (大内寛文, Ōuchi Hirofumi), (born 26 January 1968 in Hiroshima) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as flanker. He is currently the coach of Ryukoku University Rugby Football Club.
Masanori Takura (田倉政憲, Takura Masanori; born 30 September 1966 in Kyoto) is a Japanese rugby union prop.
Masahiro Kunda (薫田真広, Kunda Masahiro), (born Kakamigahara, September 29, 1966) is a Japanese rugby union hooker and…
Masahiro Kunda (薫田真広, Kunda Masahiro), (born Kakamigahara, September 29, 1966) is a Japanese rugby union hooker and coach. Kunda played for Toshiba Brave Lupus, a team he coached to a League title victory in 2007. Originally from Gifu Prefecture, he was educated at University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba Daigaku). He served as the captain in the 1995 Rugby World Cup and is now Head Coach of the Japan U20s squad.
Hiroyuki Kajihara (梶原宏之, Kajihara Hiroyuki) (born 28 September 1966 in Yamanashi, Japan) is a former rugby union…
Hiroyuki Kajihara (梶原宏之, Kajihara Hiroyuki) (born 28 September 1966 in Yamanashi, Japan) is a former rugby union footballer who played for Japan. Playing at flanker, Kajihara played 21 Tests for Japan between 1989 and 1997. He scored 19 points from his four tries. Kajihara played in both the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cups for Japan. He played three games in each World Cup including matches against Scotland, Ireland and the All Blacks.
Yoshihiko Sakuraba (桜庭吉彦, Sakuraba Yoshihiko), (born 22 September 1966 in Akita) is a Japanese former rugby union…
Yoshihiko Sakuraba (桜庭吉彦, Sakuraba Yoshihiko), (born 22 September 1966 in Akita) is a Japanese former rugby union player and coach. Currently, he works as general manager for Kamaishi Seawaves and as ambassador for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Katsufumi Miyamoto (宮本勝文, Miyamoto Katsufumi) (born March 19, 1966, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby…
Katsufumi Miyamoto (宮本勝文, Miyamoto Katsufumi) (born March 19, 1966, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby union player and coach. He played as flanker.
Osamu Ota (太田 治, Ota Osamu) (born 23 March 1965, in Akita) is a former Japanese rugby union player and a coach. He…
Osamu Ota (太田 治, Ota Osamu) (born 23 March 1965, in Akita) is a former Japanese rugby union player and a coach. He played as a prop.
Minoru Okidoi (沖土居稔, Okidoi Minoru) (born 7 February 1965 in Fukuoka) is a former Japanese rugby union player who…
Minoru Okidoi (沖土居稔, Okidoi Minoru) (born 7 February 1965 in Fukuoka) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a winger.
Toshitaka Kimura (木村敏隆, Kimura Toshitaka), (born Hiroshima, 25 June 1963) is a Japanese former rugby union footballer…
Toshitaka Kimura (木村敏隆, Kimura Toshitaka), (born Hiroshima, 25 June 1963) is a Japanese former rugby union footballer who played as a prop. He is not related to fellow Japanese international Kenichi Kimura.
Seiji Hirao (平尾誠二; 21 January 1963 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese rugby union footballer and coach. He played as a…
Seiji Hirao (平尾誠二; 21 January 1963 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese rugby union footballer and coach. He played as a fly-half, and was one of the most popular Japanese players of his time, earning the name of "Mr. Rugby".
Eiji Kutsuki (朽木英次, Kutsuki Eiji) (born Fukui 25 December 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player and coach. He…
Eiji Kutsuki (朽木英次, Kutsuki Eiji) (born Fukui 25 December 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player and coach. He played as a centre. His younger brothers Yasuhiro and Masafumi were former rugby union players.
Hisataka Ikuta (生田久貴, Ikuta Hisataka) is a former Japanese rugby union player, and currently CEO and president of…
Hisataka Ikuta (生田久貴, Ikuta Hisataka) is a former Japanese rugby union player, and currently CEO and president of Mikuni.
Daijiro Murai (村井大次郎, Murai Daijirō) (born Tokyo, 24 August 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as…
Daijiro Murai (村井大次郎, Murai Daijirō) (born Tokyo, 24 August 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a fullback.
Shinji Onuki (大貫慎二, Ōnuki Shinji) (born Tokyo 16 March 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as a…
Shinji Onuki (大貫慎二, Ōnuki Shinji) (born Tokyo 16 March 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as a wing
Shogo Mukai (向井昭吾, Mukai Shōgo), (born Iyo, October 2, 1961) is a Japanese former rugby union coach who coached the…
Shogo Mukai (向井昭吾, Mukai Shōgo), (born Iyo, October 2, 1961) is a Japanese former rugby union coach who coached the Japan national rugby union team from 2001 up to the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Mukai played as a full back and won 13 caps for the Japan national rugby union team between 1985 and 1988 and played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. After retiring from his playing career in 1994, he became coach of the Toshiba Brave Lupus whom he led to three consecutive national titles from 1997 and 1999. His success with Toshiba Brave Lupus led to him to be appointed as coach of the Japan national team in December 2000 after Seiji Hirao resigned. He led the side up to the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where Japan put up some credible performances against Scotland and France but ultimately finished the tournament winless. He stepped down after the tournament to spend more time with his family. He finished his time as Japan coach with a record of 9 wins in 24 matches. After leaving his post with Japan, he became coach of the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in 2004. He led them to promotion to the Top League in 2006 where they stayed until they were relegated in 2012. This was Mukai's last season in charge as he handed over the reins to new coach Satoshi Yamaguchi and moved into a directors role at the club. During his time as a coach, Mukai was renowned for employing an attacking game plan.
Atsushi Oyagi (大八木淳史, Ōyagi Atsushi) (born August 15, 1961, in Ukyō) is a former rugby union player who played as lock…
Atsushi Oyagi (大八木淳史, Ōyagi Atsushi) (born August 15, 1961, in Ukyō) is a former rugby union player who played as lock, rugby commentator, tarento, educator and school corporate president. He is 190 cm tall. He is affiliated to Shochiku Geino.
Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田剛, Fujita Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka Prefecture, January 27, 1961) is a former Japanese rugby union…
Tsuyoshi Fujita (藤田剛, Fujita Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka Prefecture, January 27, 1961) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as hooker.
Toshiyuki Hayashi (林敏之, Hayashi Toshiyuki) (born 8 February 1960 in Tokushima) is a former Japanese rugby union player.…
Toshiyuki Hayashi (林敏之, Hayashi Toshiyuki) (born 8 February 1960 in Tokushima) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as a prop and as a lock. He was educated at Tokushima Prefectural Johoku High School and was graduated in economics at Doshisha University. He was nicknamed Destroyer (壊し屋, Kowashiya) and Daimaru (ダイマル, Daimaru).
Michihiko Chida (千田美智仁, Chida Michihiko) (born 22 December 1958 in Kitakami) is a former Japanese rugby union player…
Michihiko Chida (千田美智仁, Chida Michihiko) (born 22 December 1958 in Kitakami) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played mainly as Number 8.
Mitsuru Sakamoto (坂本 満, Sakamoto Mitsuru), born on 7 August 1954, is a Japanese former rugby union player and currently…
Mitsuru Sakamoto (坂本 満, Sakamoto Mitsuru), born on 7 August 1954, is a Japanese former rugby union player and currently coach. In his player career, he played as flanker.
Yuji Matsuo (松尾 雄治, Matsuo Yūji; born 20 January 1954) is a former Japanese rugby union player and a sports journalist.…
Yuji Matsuo (松尾 雄治, Matsuo Yūji; born 20 January 1954) is a former Japanese rugby union player and a sports journalist. He played as a fly-half. Matsuo was one of the greatest Japanese rugby players of all times and played for Shin-Nittetsu Kamaishi. He left competition in 1985, after seven consecutive wins. He had 24 caps for Japan, from 1974 to 1984, scoring 3 tries, 5 conversions, 14 penalties and 3 drop goals, in an aggregate of 73 points. After finishing his player career he became a sports journalist for the Japanese television.
Eijun Kiyokumo (清雲 栄純, Kiyokumo Eijun; born September 11, 1950) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…
Eijun Kiyokumo (清雲 栄純, Kiyokumo Eijun; born September 11, 1950) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Hiroaki Shukuzawa (宿澤広朗, Shukuzawa Hiroaki; September 1, 1950 – June 17, 2006) was a Japanese rugby union player and…
Hiroaki Shukuzawa (宿澤広朗, Shukuzawa Hiroaki; September 1, 1950 – June 17, 2006) was a Japanese rugby union player and coach, who coached the Japan national rugby union team between 1989 and 1991. As a player, he was capped three times by Japan as a scrum-half, and he also advised the Japan Rugby Football Union. He also held important posts as a banker. Shukuzawa died of a heart attack on the way back from a mountain climbing expedition in Gunma prefecture. More than four thousand people, including Seiji Hirao and Katsuyuki Kiyomiya attended the overnight wake on June 22, 2006, at Honganji temple in Tsukiji, Tokyo.
Yoshihiro Sakata (坂田好弘) is a rugby union official and former player who gained sixteen full international caps with the…
Yoshihiro Sakata (坂田好弘) is a rugby union official and former player who gained sixteen full international caps with the Japan national rugby union team 1967–1973. He played as wing for Kintetsu and Canterbury RFU and was nicknamed Demi Sakata. He was the first Japanese player to be inducted into the International Rugby Board Hall of Fame.
Katsumi Miyaji (宮地克実, Miyaji Katsumi; March 10, 1941 – April 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player and coach. He…
Katsumi Miyaji (宮地克実, Miyaji Katsumi; March 10, 1941 – April 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop.
Shigeru "Shiggy" Konno (金野 滋, Konno Shigeru; 7 July 1922 – 1 April 2007) was a noted figure in post-war rugby union in…
Shigeru "Shiggy" Konno (金野 滋, Konno Shigeru; 7 July 1922 – 1 April 2007) was a noted figure in post-war rugby union in Japan for over fifty years. He was a strong advocate of amateurism in the game.