Teruya Goto

Teruya Goto (後藤 輝也, Gotō Teruya, born December 18, 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[1][2][3][4] He scored the first try in their upset against New Zealand at the Olympics.[5][6]

Teruya Goto
Date of birth (1991-12-18) December 18, 1991
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014− NEC Green Rockets 27 (65)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2015-Present Japan

References
  1. "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. "Japan names Olympic 7s squads". Americas Rugby News.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. "GOTO Teruya". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. "Japan upsets mighty New Zealand in Olympic rugby". EFE.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  6. Miles, Christian (2016-08-10). "Japan shocks New Zealand in rugby sevens at Rio Olympics". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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