Hiroyuki Tanuma

Hiroyuki Tanuma (田沼 広之, Tanuma Hiroyuki, born 24 May 1973 in Kanagawa) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as lock.

Tanu
Date of birth (1973-05-24) May 24, 1973
Place of birthKanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
SchoolShonan Gakuen High School, Fujisawa
UniversityNippon Sport Science University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-1996 Nippon Sport Science University RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2010 Ricoh ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2003  Japan 42 (10)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1996-1997  Japan 1997
Teams coached
Years Team
2010
2015
Ricoh Black Rams
Nippon Sport Science University RFC

Career

Tanuma attended Nippon Sport Science University, for whose club he played and won the Kanto Taikosen league university championship in 1995. In 1996 he graduated and joined Ricoh, where he played 14 consecutive seasons until his retirement as player in 2010.[1] Tanuma was first capped for Japan against South Korea, in Taipei, on 9 November 1996. He also played three matches in the 1999 Rugby World Cup and played only one match in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, against France, in Townsville, on 18 October, which would be his last cap for Japan. Tanuma also played in the Japan Sevens team, where he played the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens. After his retirement in 2010, he coached Ricoh Black Rams[2] and then, Nippon Sport Science University Rugby Football Club.[3]

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