Naoki Kawamata

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Naoki Kawamata
Date of birth (1985-10-31) October 31, 1985 (age 38)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight275 lb (125 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2017 Panasonic Wild Knights 133 (45)
2017–2018 Toyota Industries Shuttles 17 (5)
2019– Mitsubishi Dyanaboars 1 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2011 Japan 18 (5)

Naoki Kawamata (川俣直樹, Kawamata Naoki) (born 31 October 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Kawamata has played 18 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team. [1]

Kawamata was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing one match against event winners the All Blacks [2]

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References

  1. "Naoki Kawamata - Japan". ESPNscrum . ESPN Inc. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. "RWC 2011 - Japan - Naoki Kawamata". RWC 2011. International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.