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Naoto Saitō (斉藤直人, Saitō Naoto; born 26 August 1997) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Toulouse and the Japan national team.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Naoto Saitō

Born

26 August 1997 (age 28)

Kanagawa, Japan

Height

1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position	Scrum-half
Current team	Suntory Sungoliath
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2020	Sunwolves	6	(0)
2021–2024 2026–	Suntory Sungoliath	59	(110)
2024–2026	Toulouse	29	(5)
Correct as of 21 March 2026
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019–2023	Japan XV	4	(11)
2021–	Japan	33	(20)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Career statistics

List of international tries

As of 14 November 2022 ^[4]

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Aviva Stadium	2021 July rugby union tests	3 July 2021	Loss	39 – 31
2	England	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2022 Autumn Nations Series	12 November 2022	Loss	52 – 13

References

↑ "Naoto Saito itsrugby Profile". itsrugby. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
↑ "Naoto Saito". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
↑ "2020シーズンチームスコッド（第一次）・シーズンスローガン発表" (Press release) (in Japanese). Sunwolves. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
↑ "Naoto SAITO profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

External links

Naoto Saito at ESPNscrum (archived)

Naoto Saito at ItsRugby.fr (in French)

Naoto Saito at All.Rugby

Naoto Saito at RugbyDatabase.co.nz

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