About Hiroyuki Tanuma
Born 1973. Hiroyuki Tanuma is a Japanese rugby union player.
is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as lock.
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. 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 and then, Nippon Sport Science University Rugby Football Club.
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Who is Hiroyuki Tanuma?
Japanese rugby union footballer and coach (1973-)
When was Hiroyuki Tanuma born?
Hiroyuki Tanuma was born on 24 May 1973 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
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Hiroyuki Tanuma is a rugby union player.
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Hiroyuki Tanuma is Japanese.
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