Junichi Hojo

Junichi Hojo
Birth nameJunichi Hojo
Date of birth (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977 (age 47)
Place of birthŌshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
SchoolMorioka Technical High School
UniversityNihon University[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Nihon University RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000-2010[2] Suntory Sungoliath ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003 Japan 0 (0)

Junichi Hojo (早野貴大, Hōjō Jun'ichi) (born 20 May 1977 in Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as wing.

Career

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Hojo started to play rugby union for Nihon University rugby union team until 2000, when he graduated. A year later, he joined Suntory Sungoliath, where played until 2010, with which he won the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship in 2000, after a draw with Kobe Steel. He was also part of an independent Suntory team which defeated Wales in 2001. In 2003, he was called up by the national coach Shogo Mukai for the Japan squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. However, he did not play at the tournament. He retired from rugby in 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "北條純一 選手プロフィール". ジャパンラグビートップリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "北條純一 Player Profiles". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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