Shun Miyake

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Shun Miyake
Date of birth (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Kobe, Japan
School Christ's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth
Current team Canterbury
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 Tasman 3 (18)
2024– Canterbury 5 (24)
Correct as of 30 September 2024

Shun Miyake (born 28 December 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player, who currently plays as first five-eighth for Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC.

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Early life and career

Miyake was born in Kobe, the capital of the Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. As a 5 year old, he joined Ashiya Rugby School where he started playing rugby. He later attended Konan Boys’ High School and moved to New Zealand in early 2017 to attend Konan Boys' partner school in Christchurch, Christ's College. While at Christ's College, he played three seasons for the school's 1st XV team (2017-2019). [1] [2]

Both in 2018 and 2019, Miyake was invited to attend the development camp of the Crusaders' Under 18 team, the Junior Knights. [3] [4]

After finishing secondary school, Miyake attended the University of Canterbury to study towards a Bachelor of Sport Coaching in Sports Leadership and Management with a minor in Human Resource Management. [5]

In 2020, Miyake played for the Canterbury U19 team. [6]

The following year, Miyake was part of the Crusaders Under 20 team for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 tournament. [7] Also in 2021, Miyake played two games for the New Zealand Universities team, scoring 21 points. [8]

In 2022, Miyake played for the Canterbury B team. [9]

Senior career

Miyake made his debut for Tasman in Round 4 of the 2023 Bunnings NPC against North Harbour at Trafalgar Park, coming off the bench in a 20–15 win for the Mako. [10]

International career

Early 2019, Miyake attended a Japan Under 20 camp and was invited to represent Japan at the Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship in Australia and the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy in Brazil. He was also invited to play for Japan A, Japan's second national rugby union team. Miyake declined the invitation to play for Japan Under 20, because he didn't want to run the risk of getting injured and jeopardise his final season playing for Christ's College. He also turned down the opportunity to play for Japan A, because he feared that that might make it impossible under World Rugby's eligibility rules to realise his dream of one day playing for the All Blacks. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "A rising rugby star". Christ's College. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Christ's favoured over Japan opportunity". The Star. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Players selected for Crusaders Junior Knights development camp". voxy.co.nz. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Players named for 2019 Crusaders Junior Knights Development Camp". Crusaders (Press release). 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shun Miyake student profile". University of Canterbury. 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Canterbury U19 squad announced for 2020". Canterbury Rugby Union (Press release). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Crusaders Under 20 squad named for 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 tournament". Crusaders. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "NZ Rugby History player profile". NZ Rugby History. 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  9. ↑ @crfu (27 July 2022). "Your Canterbury B squad for 2022" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 August 2023– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Bunnings NPC Round 4: Team Lists". allblacks.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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