Ex-national team coach Shukuzawa dies at 55

Ex-national team coach Shukuzawa dies at 55

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroaki Shukuzawa (file photo), the most successful coach of the Japan national rugby team, died of cardiac infarction on June 17. He was 55.

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