Rugby player
| Full name | Takanori Kumagae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1978-01-01) 1 January 1978 (age 47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takanori Kumagae (熊谷皇紀, Kumagai kōki, born 1 January 1978) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a lock. He spent his whole career playing for NEC Green Rockets in Japan's domestic Top League, playing a single season. He was named in the Japan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, making 1 appearance in the tournament. He made a further 25 appearances for Japan in his career, scoring one try.
References
- "Takanori Kumagae". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- Japan Rugby Football Union
- "IRB Pacific Nations Cup Preview". World Rugby. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
- Takanori Kumagae at ItsRugby.co.uk
| Japan squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach: Kirwan | |
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Japanese rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Green Rockets Tokatsu players
- Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city)
- Rugby union players from Fukuoka Prefecture
- Japan international rugby union players
- 2007 Rugby World Cup players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese rugby union biography stubs