Naoya Okubo

Okubo played 23 matches for the Japan national rugby union team from 1999 to 2004.

[1] His regular playing positions were Flanker and Lock.

As of December 2013[update] Okubo is the coach of Top League team Suntory Sungoliath.

[2] In 2015, Okubo became the coach of NTT Communications Shining Arcs.

[3] He was named the first Non-Kiwi coach of the Sunwolves in their last year of Super Rugby in 2020.