Ryuji Noguchi

Ryuji Noguchi is one of those rugby players where the name might not ring a bell immediately unless you follow the Japanese club scene closely, and honestly I think that's kind of the point with him. Born in 1995, he's in that prime athletic window when a back three player stops being raw and starts being dangerous. He came up through Tokai University, which has a serious rugby pedigree, so the foundation is solid. What gets me is how steady his path has been: Tokai Gyosei, Tokai University, eight seasons at Panasonic Wild Knights and now Toyota Verblitz, plus a Japan cap along the way. But I've come to appreciate that type. The guy who doesn't need the profile to exist on the field, who just shows up and does the work while flashier names collect the headlines. Those are usually the ones teammates trust most when the match is on the line. I find myself quietly rooting for him without even having seen him play.

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Ryuji Noguchi is a Japanese rugby union player born on July 15, 1995. He attended Tokai University, one of Japan's prominent rugby programs. From Higashiosaka, Osaka, he is a Japan international who plays wing or fullback; after playing for Panasonic Wild Knights from 2018 to 2026 he joined Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One. He maintains an Instagram presence under the handle ryuji_fb.

Name (English)

Ryuji Noguchi

Name (Japanese)

野口竜司

Reading

のぐち りゅうじ

Born

July 15, 1995 (age 31)

Origin

Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

177 cm

Occupation

Rugby union player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

University

Tokai University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ryuji_fb/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A3%E7%AB%9C%E5%8F%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24865090

Tags

• rugby union player

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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