(born

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, 24 August 1962) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a fullback.

Career

After graduating from Keio University,https://www.rugby-japan.jp/2015/05/29/cap_holder/代表キャップ保持者一覧 Murai started playing for Marubeni in the All-Japan Rugby Company Championship. His first international cap for

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was in a match against

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, at Osaka, on 26 May 1985. Murai was also part of the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two semi-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 mat ...

squad, where he played only the match against

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, at Sydney, on 30 May 1987. In the same year, his last international cap was during a match against

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, at Tokyo, on 1 November 1987, earning 8 caps for Japan.

Notes

External links

ESPN Scrum Profile
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