Masao Amino

Masao Amino (網野 正大,, Amino Masao) (born in Yamanashi Prefecture, on 14 October 1974) is a Japanese former rugby union player and currently coach.

Masao Amino
Date of birth (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974
Place of birthYamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
SchoolHikawa High School, Yamanashi
UniversityKanto Gakuin University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Youth career
1993-1997 Kanto Gakuin University RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997-2010 NEC Green Rockets ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000-2003 Japan 10 (0)
Teams coached
Years Team
2010-2016 NEC Green Rockets

Career

Amino first played rugby in 1993, for Kanto Gakuin University's rugby union team. In 1997 after his graduation, he would join NEC Green Rockets, playing for the club until the end of his career in 2010.[2]

International career

Amino debuted for Japan during the test match against South Korea, on 2 July 2000, in Aomori. He was also part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Japan squad, playing three matches in the tournament, with his last test cap being the pool stage match against United States in Gosford, on 27 October 2003.[3]

Coaching career

After his retirement from played rugby in 2010,[4] Amino would coach his former club NEC Green Rockets between 2010 and 2016.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Masao Amino". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. "ヒストリー（キャップ数） | NEC GREEN ROCKETS". rugby.necsports.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. Guardian Staff (2003-10-06). "Japan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. "引退セレモニー". Archived from the original on 2016-11-22.
  5. "TOP LEAGUE OFFICIAL SITE - ニュース". archive.top-league.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  6. "ＮＥＣラグビーフットボール部 　２０１４年度新体制・新加入選手のお知らせ | NEC GREEN ROCKETS". rugby.necsports.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  7. "NECグリーンロケッツ、2015年度 勇退選手およびスタッフのお知らせ". ジャパンラグビートップリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-03.
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