Later, his team played against Meiji University in the Kanto College match, which resulted in a 13-13 draw.
After graduating from high school, he joined Toshiba Fuchu, he contributed to the third consecutive victory of the Japanese championship since 1996, demonstrating his playing style matching the "P to GO" tactics used by the then-coach Shogo Mukai.
In an article for the Monthly VS. magazine, Murata stated that he " can play up to 40 years in Top League".
He took 40 years tas player, as he decided to continue playing in the 2007-08 Top League season.
In 2008, by request of the JRFU, Murata was appointed as coach of the Japan national rugby sevens team and assumed office.
In October, he led Japan in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers in Hong Kong.