 Nunomaki Shunsuke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Higashi Fukuoka High School St. Bede's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shunsuke Nunomaki (布巻峻介, Nunomaki Shunsuke, born 13 July 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a flanker. [1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's domestic Top League. [2] [3]
Nunomaki has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Panasonic Wild Knights who he joined in 2015. He was a Top League winner in his debut season with the Wild Knights, making 8 appearances and scoring 1 try. [4]
Nunomaki received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted in the number 7 jersey in Japan's 28-22 victory over Georgia in Tbilisi on 12 November 2016. [1]
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