Toru Kurihara

Toru Kurihara is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a fullback or wing.
He played for Suntory Sungoliath.
Kurihara had 27 caps for Japan national [rugby union team|Japan], from 2000 to 2003, scoring 20 tries, 71 conversions and 35 penalties, 347 points on aggregate. He played four times at the 2003 [Rugby World Cup], scoring 1 try, 4 conversions and 9 penalties, 40 points in aggregate. He has been absent from his National Team since then.
Kurihara made History when he scored 6 tries and 15 conversions, 60 points on aggregate, in the 120–3 win over Taiwan, on 21 July 2002, in a Rugby World Cup qualifier, setting a new world record for points in a match.