Yuya Saito

For the shogi player, see Yūya Saitō.

Yuya Saito (斉藤 祐也, Saitō Yūya; born 28 April 1977) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as No. 8, currently for Toyota Jido Shokki. He graduated from Meiji University and used to play for Suntory Sungoliath before he went to play professional rugby in France for about one season.

Yuya Saito

Date of birth	(1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 48)
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Toyota Jido Shokki Suntory Sungoliath () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001-2004  Japan 14 (20)

He's a regular at Japan national rugby union team, having played at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals. He played at full back (No. 15) for the first time for the Steelers versus Suntory in a game on Christmas Day 2004.

He married former Olympic gold medalist swimmer Kyoko Iwasaki.^[1]