Birth Date: | 16 July 1971 |
Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
Weight: | 2240NaN0 |
University: | Doshisha University[1] |
Ru Position: | Hooker, Prop |
Amatyears1: | 198?-199? |
Amatteam1: | Doshisha University Rugby Football Club |
Years1: | 1991-2004 |
Clubs1: | Kobe Steel[2] |
Apps1: | 13 |
Points1: | 5 |
Repyears1: | 1996-2000 |
Repcaps1: | 16 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
(born Osaka, 16 July 1971) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played usually as hooker or as prop. He earned 16 caps without scoring in his international career.[3]
After his graduation from Doshisha University, Nakamichi joined Kobe Steel. He was part of the Kobe squad which dominated the Japanese rugby scene in the early 1990s.[4] He debuted for the Japan's national team against Hong Kong in Tokyo, on 11 May 1996. He was called up by the then-national coach Seiji Hirao for the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad, playing two matches in the tournament. His last cap for Japan was against Tonga, in Tokyo, on 3 June 2000.