Nathan Hirayama

Nathan Hirayama (born 23 March 1988) is a Canadian rugby player. His primary position is fly-half, however, he can also play fullback. Hirayama currently plays for the University of Victoria in the British Columbian Premiership and the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship.

Nathan Hirayama

Hirayama at the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Nathan Hirayama
Date of birth	23 March 1988
Place of birth	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
School	McRoberts Secondary School
University	University of Victoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2013 2007– University of Victoria British Columbia () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 2008– Canada U20 Canada 5 23 (27) (47) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2006– Canada Sevens 272
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team 2019 Lima Team

National team

Fifteens

Hirayama was selected for the Canadian national team to attend the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups although he did not play any games in 2007. A substitute in 2011, he entered in the second half in two of the four Canada matches, but didn't score points. The starting fly-half in 2015, Hirayama played in the all four matches, being substituted in only one, and scoring a 20-point record in the tournament.

Sevens

Hirayama debuted for the Canadian sevens team in the 2006 Dubai Sevens in the IRB Sevens World Series at age 18. Two years later he debuted for the Canadian national men's team against Portugal in Lisbon. He was selected for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia helping Canada to win the Plate competition and finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 49 points. Hirayama was a part of Canada's rugby sevens team at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Personal life

Hirayama's father, Garry Hirayama, also represented Canada in both codes of the game in the 1980s, winning 12 caps as fly-half for the national team,[1] and was also part of Canada's first sevens team to travel to Hong Kong.[2] Together they are the first-ever rugby-playing father-son duo for Canada.

References

1. "Garry Hirayama". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. "Nathan Hirayama". jccabulletin-geppo.ca. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

External links

• Nathan Hirayama at Rugby Canada
• Nathan Hirayama at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
• Nathan Hirayama at the Canadian Olympic Committee
• Nathan Hirayama at ESPNscrum