Hideki Nanba

Hideki Nanba (難波 英樹, Nanba Hideki, born 14 October 1974 in Yamanashi Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as centre.

Hideki Nanba
Birth nameHideki Nanba
Date of birth (1976-07-08) 8 July 1976
Place of birthKanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
SchoolSagamidai Technical High School, Sagamihara
UniversityTeikyo University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Youth career
1992-1995
1995-1999		 Sagamidai Technical High School
Teikyo University RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999-2011 Toyota Verblitz ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000-2003 Japan 24 (30)

Career

Nanba first played in 1992 for the Sagamidai Technical High School, where he was a driving force for his team's second National High School Rugby Tournament consecutive victory in 1994. In 1995, he graduated from high school and played for the Teikyo University rugby union club. In 1999, Nanba graduated from university and joined Toyota Verblitz, where he would play until his retirement in 2011. At international level, Nanba first represented Japan during the test match against Fiji in Tokyo, on 20 May 2000. He was also called up for the Japan squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where he played his last international test cap, during the match against France, in Townsville, on 18 October 2003.[2][3]

References
  1. "Hideki Nanba". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "France vs Japan - Report - Rugby World Cup 2003 - 18 Oct, 2003 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. "Japan prepared for France A clash". ESPN.com. 31 October 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2019.


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