List of Japan national rugby union players

List of Japan national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Japan national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a match recognised by the Japan Rugby Football Union as a test match.

List +NamePositionDebut match1Tomoo ChibaLockv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19302Mitsugu FujiiCentrev British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19303Takeo Hagiwara-MaekawaScrum-halfv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19304Shuzaburo IwashitaPropv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19305Takeo KitanoWingv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19306Kenichi MatsubaraFlyhalfv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19307Minoru MishimaLockv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19308Hideo Miyaji-YoshizawaFlankerv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 19309Giichi OtaPropv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193010Seizo ShimizuNo. 8v British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193011Seiichi TeramuraFullbackv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193012Zenjiro Toba-NakajimaWingv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193013Shiro WadaFlankerv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193014Tadayuki YagaiHookerv British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193015Ke Zhi ZhangCentrev British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193016Hidemaru Suzuki(Wing)v British Col Vancouver, 24 Sep 193017Takao AdachiNo. 8v Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193218Takeo BabaWingv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193219Saburo HiraoCentrev Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193220Hiroshi IjyuinPropv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193221Tsunehiko KasaharaFullbackv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193222Taro KinoshitaScrum-halfv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193223Takeshi MatsubaraHookerv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193224Saburou NishigakiPropv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193225Masahiko NiwaFlyhalfv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193226Yoshio OkadaFlankerv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193227Shinji OnoLockv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193228Teiji ToshiFlankerv Canada Osaka, 31 Jan 193229Ichiro NogamiFlyhalfv Canada Tokyo, 11 Feb 193230Ryuichi IimoriScrum-halfv Aust Unis Tokyo, 11 Feb 193431Shinshiro KomehanaFlankerv Aust Unis Tokyo, 11 Feb 193432Kihei ManoLockv Aust Unis Tokyo, 11 Feb 193433Kyuji MatsudaHookerv Aust Unis Tokyo, 11 Feb 193434Taro Sasakura-YamamotoPropv Aust Unis Tokyo, 11 Feb 193435Sheizo TajiFlankerv Aust Unis Tokyo, 11 Feb 193436Tsutomu TsujitaCentrev Aust Unis Tokyo, 11 Feb 193437Takashi NaitoWingv Aust Unis Osaka, 18 Feb 193438Hiroshi TachibanaCentrev Aust Unis Osaka, 18 Feb 193439Hiroshi TagawaLockv Aust Unis Osaka, 18 Feb 193440Hideo ItoLockv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193641Toichiro KawagoeCentrev NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193642Ryohei KinoshitaScrum-halfv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193643Hiroyuki NabekaFlankerv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193644Kazutsugu NishiumiPropv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193645Shoji SakaguchiWingv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193646Michihiro SakaiHookerv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193647Isao SuzukiFullbackv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193648Kazuo YamaguchiLockv NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193649Haruki YamamotoNo. 8v NZ Unis Tokyo, 9 Feb 193650Zenji NishiWingv NZ Unis Osaka, 16 Feb 193651Iwao OtaPropv NZ Unis Osaka, 16 Feb 193652Masao WadaScrum-halfv NZ Unis Osaka, 16 Feb 193653Yoshiaki AokiWingv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195254Atsushi FujiiFlankerv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195255Shinichi HashimotoLockv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195256Noboru HirohataNo. 8v Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195257Ryotarou KadotoScrum-halfv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195258Syoichiro KoyamaCentrev Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195259Genpei KuroiwaWingv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195260Yoshinobu NakajimaHookerv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195261Takao OtsukaCentrev Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195262Ryo SaitoPropv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195263Hidehiko SatoFullbackv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195264Tetsuo SekikawaPropv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195265Fukuo ShibagakiFlyhalfv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195266Yusaku TakahashiFlankerv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195267Akira TanakaLockv Oxford Uni Osaka, 1 Oct 195268Ryuichi ImamuraCentrev Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195269Haruo MatsuokaFlyhalfv Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195270Sueharu NatsuiPropv Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195271Takeshi TakedaLockv Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195272Hideaki TsuchiyaScrum-halfv Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195273Toshiaki TsuchiyaFlankerv Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195274Akihiko WatanabeCentrev Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195275Sada YamatoNo. 8v Oxford Uni Tokyo, 5 Oct 195276Hideo HaradaNo. 8v Camb Uni Osaka, 27 Sep 195377Keizo KamisakaFlyhalfv Camb Uni Osaka, 27 Sep 195378Teruo KitajimaLockv Camb Uni Osaka, 27 Sep 195379Masaya MatsuokaHookerv Camb Uni Osaka, 27 Sep 195380Mitsuya OhotsukaScrum-halfv Camb Uni Osaka, 27 Sep 195381Toshiro SasakiWingv Camb Uni Osaka, 27 Sep 195382Yoshiharu UmeiLockv Camb Uni Osaka, 27 Sep 195383Junzo AsoFlyhalfv Camb Uni Tokyo, 4 Oct 195384Masaaki MatsushigeFlankerv Camb Uni Tokyo, 4 Oct 195385Manabu MitomaScrum-halfv Camb Uni Tokyo, 4 Oct 195386Hirotoshi HoriFlyhalfv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195687Koji KikkawaHookerv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195688Isao KondoWingv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195689Katsuhiro ManoLockv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195690Kunio MiyaiWingv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195691Kazumitsu NinoguchiPropv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195692Takashi ShibataLockv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195693Hiroshi TeranishiCentrev Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195694Haruhiko YamazakiFlankerv Aust Unis Fukuoka, 4 Mar 195695Taisei-Shigehir AraiFlyhalfv Aust Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 195696Kazuo NatsuiPropv Aust Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 195697Takashi SudoFlankerv Aust Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 195698Koichi TakaokaCentrev Aust Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 195699Ryuichi OharaLockv Aust Unis Osaka, 25 Mar 1956100Syozaburo YamamotoScrum-halfv Aust Unis Osaka, 25 Mar 1956101Tatsuya AoiCentrev Junior ABs Fukuoka, 2 Mar 1958102Rikio EnomotoWingv Junior ABs Fukuoka, 2 Mar 1958103Terukazu FujiPropv Junior ABs Fukuoka, 2 Mar 1958104Koichi ImamuraScrum-halfv Junior ABs Fukuoka, 2 Mar 1958105Yoshiaki KaimotoPropv Junior ABs Fukuoka, 2 Mar 1958106Yutaka KatakuraLockv Junior ABs Fukuoka, 2 Mar 1958107Hiroshi HibinoWingv Junior ABs Osaka, 9 Mar 1958108Kiyoshi KobayashiPropv Junior ABs Osaka, 9 Mar 1958109Fumio Saito-HorikawaScrum-halfv Junior ABs Osaka, 9 Mar 1958110Ryuzo TaniguchiCentrev Junior ABs Osaka, 9 Mar 1958111Masao OzakiNo. 8v Junior ABs Tokyo, 23 Mar 1958112Susumu KitaokaFullbackv British Col Osaka, 15 Mar 1959113Kinichi MiyajimaFlankerv British Col Osaka, 15 Mar 1959114Kenji OhotsukaFlankerv British Col Osaka, 15 Mar 1959115Eiichi ShigaHookerv British Col Osaka, 15 Mar 1959116Seiji TanakaLockv British Col Osaka, 15 Mar 1959117Hideki TominagaNo. 8v British Col Osaka, 15 Mar 1959118Terumi HaradaFullbackv British Col Tokyo, 22 Mar 1959119Kiichirou AkatsuHookerv Ox & Camb Osaka, 27 Sep 1959120Masato HirashimaFlyhalfv Ox & Camb Osaka, 27 Sep 1959121Kenji IshiiCentrev Ox & Camb Osaka, 27 Sep 1959122Yozo MatsuokaFullbackv Ox & Camb Osaka, 27 Sep 1959123Kazuhisa Tsutsumi-TatsunoNo. 8v Ox & Camb Osaka, 27 Sep 1959124Teruyasu YukiPropv Ox & Camb Osaka, 27 Sep 1959125Keisuke YamadaFlankerv Ox & Camb Tokyo, 4 Oct 1959126Koji IshizukaFlankerv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963127Tadayuki ItoWingv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963128Kazuo KawasakiPropv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963129Haruhiko KitajimaFlyhalfv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963130Masatake KusatsuLockv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963131Shugoro MiuraScrum-halfv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963132Kazuo MurataHookerv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963133Hirohisa NishizumiFlankerv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963134Eiji OkabeLockv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963135Masayoshi OzakiCentrev British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963136Shiro UekiNo. 8v British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963137Koji YamadaPropv British Col Vancouver, 13 Apr 1963138Tadamasa Fujimoto-KamoharaFlyhalfv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967139Megumi HorikoshiLockv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967140Motonari IshidaNo. 8v NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967141Takashi JinnoPropv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967142Katsumi KamataLockv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967143Tsutomu KatsuraguchiFullbackv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967144Morio KawasakiPropv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967145Yoshinori OkuboScrum-halfv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967146Yoshihiro SakataWingv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967147Toru TenmyoHookerv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967148Yoshiharu YamaguchiFlankerv NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967149Akira YokoiCentrev NZ Unis Osaka, 12 Mar 1967150Katsutoshi AzumaScrum-halfv NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967151Shozo FujitaNo. 8v NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967152Nobuo IkaidaFullbackv NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967153Kazumasa InubuseCentrev NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967154Takeshi KatōFlankerv NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967155Haruhiko KomiyaPropv NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967156Shigeru MurayamaHookerv NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967157Hisashi YamaokaWingv NZ Unis Tokyo, 21 Mar 1967158Mitsuo AtokawaHookerv Junior ABs Wellington, 3 Jun 1968159Yoshiaki IzawaFlankerv Junior ABs Wellington, 3 Jun 1968160Masaharu MantaniFullbackv Junior ABs Wellington, 3 Jun 1968161Hiroshi OgasawaraLockv Junior ABs Wellington, 3 Jun 1968162Takeo SarutaPropv Junior ABs Wellington, 3 Jun 1968163Ryozo ImazatoScrum-halfv Hong Kong Tokyo, 9 Mar 1969164Masayoshi ItoLockv Hong Kong Tokyo, 9 Mar 1969165Katsumi MiyajiPropv Hong Kong Tokyo, 9 Mar 1969166Yoshio TanigawaFlankerv Hong Kong Tokyo, 9 Mar 1969167Toshio TeraiLockv Hong Kong Tokyo, 9 Mar 1969168Masahiro UchidaFlankerv Hong Kong Tokyo, 9 Mar 1969169Satoru MatsuokaNo. 8v Thailand Bangkok, 18 Jan 1970170Makoto MizutaniCentrev Thailand Bangkok, 18 Jan 1970171Bunji ShimazakiCentrev Thailand Bangkok, 18 Jan 1970172Masaaki ShimozonoPropv Thailand Bangkok, 18 Jan 1970173Tadahiko OmataHookerv NZ Unis Tokyo, 8 Mar 1970174Kishio IshiyamaCentrev NZ Unis Osaka, 15 Mar 1970175Susumu Hara(Prop)v NZ Unis Osaka, 15 Mar 1970176Toshio Kurosaka(Prop)v NZ Unis Osaka, 15 Mar 1970177Koji MiyataCentrev England XV Osaka, 24 Sep 1971178Yoshihiro MurataNo. 8v England XV Osaka, 24 Sep 1971179Sachio IburiPropv Hong Kong Hong Kong, 11 Nov 1972180Koichi ShibataLockv Hong Kong Hong Kong, 11 Nov 1972181Hideo AkamaFlankerv Wales XV Cardiff, 6 Oct 1973182Masaru FujiwaraCentrev Wales XV Cardiff, 6 Oct 1973183Kazumi OhigashiHookerv Wales XV Cardiff, 6 Oct 1973184Hiroaki ShukuzawaScrum-halfv Wales XV Cardiff, 6 Oct 1973185Iwao YamamotoFullbackv Wales XV Cardiff, 6 Oct 1973186Kazuhito YoshinoPropv Wales XV Cardiff, 6 Oct 1973187Nobuyuki UeyamaFullbackv England U23 Twickenham, 13 Oct 1973188Masakatsu IguchiFlyhalfv France Bordeaux, 27 Oct 1973189Junji YoshidaFlankerv France Bordeaux, 27 Oct 1973190Ken ArugaWingv NZ Unis Dunedin, 12 May 1974191Takeo IshizukaFlankerv NZ Unis Dunedin, 12 May 1974192Tsukasa TakadaPropv NZ Unis Dunedin, 12 May 1974193Shigetaka MoriCentrev Junior ABs Auckland, 19 May 1974194Masao YoshidaCentrev Junior ABs Auckland, 19 May 1974195Hitoshi KanoCentrev Sri Lanka Colombo, 23 Nov 1974196Osamu KoyabuFlyhalfv Sri Lanka Colombo, 23 Nov 1974197Susumu KuriharaWingv Sri Lanka Colombo, 23 Nov 1974198Yuji MatsuoScrum-halfv Sri Lanka Colombo, 23 Nov 1974199Nobufumi TanakaWingv Sri Lanka Colombo, 23 Nov 1974200Shigeru ToyodaLockv Sri Lanka Colombo, 23 Nov 1974201Osamu YamashitaFlankerv Sri Lanka Colombo, 23 Nov 1974202Akio HirakiWingv Camb Uni Tokyo, 30 Mar 1975203Ichiro KobayashiNo. 8v Australia Sydney, 2 Aug 1975204Toru WadaHookerv Australia Brisbane, 17 Aug 1975205Shigekazu HoshinoFlyhalfv Wales XV Tokyo, 24 Sep 1975206Masayuki MiyauchiPropv Wales XV Tokyo, 24 Sep 1975207Akio Ueda(Scrum-half)v Wales XV Tokyo, 24 Sep 1975208Ryutaro FukurodateLockv NZ Unis Tokyo, 28 Mar 1976209Atsuhiko KanasashiWingv NZ Unis Tokyo, 28 Mar 1976210Takeshi NakayamaPropv NZ Unis Tokyo, 28 Mar 1976211Hirotsugu AtoFlankerv British Col Vancouver, 12 May 1976212Manabu SasadaHookerv British Col Vancouver, 12 May 1976213Kyoichi ToyoyamaFlankerv British Col Vancouver, 12 May 1976214Takeo TsuyamaScrum-halfv British Col Vancouver, 12 May 1976215Hirotaka UjinoWingv British Col Vancouver, 12 May 1976216Yoichiro Minamikawa(Centre)v British Col Vancouver, 12 May 1976217Toshiaki YasuiPropv Scotland XV Murrayfield, 25 Sep 1976218Kazuo Muraguchi(Wing)v Scotland XV Murrayfield, 25 Sep 1976219Naoshi KumagaiLockv Welsh Clubs Swansea, 9 Oct 1976220Takeshi Hatakey