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Daijiro Murai

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Daijiro Murai
Date of birth (1962-08-24) August 24, 1962 (age 62)
Place of birthTokyo, Japan
UniversityKeio University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Keio University RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
198?-1990 Marubeni ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985-1987 Japan 8 (4)

Daijiro Murai (村井大次郎, Murai Daijirō) (born Tokyo, 24 August 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a fullback.

Career

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After graduating from Keio University,[1] Murai started playing for Marubeni in the All-Japan Rugby Company Championship. His first international cap for Japan was in a match against Ireland, at Osaka, on 26 May 1985. Murai was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup squad, where he played only the match against England, at Sydney, on 30 May 1987. In the same year, his last international cap was during a match against New Zealand, at Tokyo, on 1 November 1987, earning 8 caps for Japan.

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