Toshikazu Nakamichi

Toshikazu Nakamichi is a Japanese former rugby union player who played usually as hooker or as prop. He earned 16 caps without scoring in his international career.

Career

After his graduation from Doshisha University, Nakamichi joined Kobe Steel. He was part of the Kobe squad which dominated the Japanese rugby scene in the early 1990s. He debuted for the Japan's national team against Hong Kong in Tokyo, on 11 May 1996. He was called up by the then-national coach Seiji Hirao for the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad, playing two matches in the tournament. His last cap for Japan was against Tonga, in Tokyo, on 3 June 2000.