Tsuyoshi Murata

Rugby player

Tsuyoshi Murata

Date of birth

(1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)

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

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Lock Back Row Forward
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2011−2017	NEC Green Rockets	57	(40)
2016	Sunwolves	0	(0)
2017–2022	Hino Red Dolphins	22	(10)
2022-	Kintetsu Liners		()
Correct as of 20 February 2021
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2008	Japan U20	5	(0)
2015–2016	Japan	7	(0)
Correct as of 20 February 2021

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

^ ^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.