, (born Osaka Prefecture, January 27, 1961) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as hooker.

Career

He started his career playing for the Osaka Institute of Technology and then, for Meiji University. In 1979, Fujita grabbed a regular position in his university years, contributing to the victory in the National University Championship of the same year. In the 1982 season, he served as captain for the Meiji University team. In 1980, he debuted for Japan in a test match against

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at Hilversum, on October 4, 1980. Afterwards, he served as hooker for the Japan national rugby union team for many years, and played in the

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Rugby World Cups consecutively. In the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Fujita played all the three pool games. After graduating from Meiji University, he played for Nisshin Steel, but then, moved for

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, which he also coached. After retiring as player, he coached several teams such as IBM Big Blue,

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Notes

References

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External links

Tsuyoshi Fujita international stats
1961 births Living people Rugby union coaches Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture Japanese rugby union players Rugby union hookers Japan international rugby union players {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub