Tsuyoshi Murata
| Date of birth | 15 December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Keio Gijuku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Keio University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Template:Rut 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
- ^ a b "Tsuyoshi Murata ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Tsuyoshi Murata Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Tsuyoshi Murata NEC Green Rockets Player Profile". NEC Sports. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Tsuyoshi Murata itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.