HIRAYAMA Nathan

Canada

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 23 Mar 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Place of birth: RICHMOND, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men CAN Canada	8

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M02 GBR Great Britain 24 CAN Canada 0	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M08 FIJ Fiji 28 CAN Canada 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M13 CAN Canada 36 JPN Japan 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M21 NZL New Zealand 21 CAN Canada 10	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M25 CAN Canada 14 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 7-8 #M29 CAN Canada 7 AUS Australia 26	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Men	2013	Moscow, RUS
12	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
8	Men	2020
8	Men	2016/2017
9	Men	2018
11	Men	2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
11	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
13	Men	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN
7	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN
10	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
14	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE
11	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE
11	Men	2017	Dubai, UAE
13	Men	2016	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2017	London, GBR
7	Men	2019	London, GBR
7	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2018	Paris, FRA
9	Men	2019	Paris, FRA
11	Men	2017	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
10	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN
15	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL
5	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL
7	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL
11	Men	2018	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN
10	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN
11	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2017	Cape Town, RSA
11	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA
11	Men	2018	Cape Town, RSA
13	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
10	Men	2020	Las Vegas, NV, USA
10	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
13	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Lima, PER

Nickname:

Nate, Spicy Nate, H (Twitter profile, 11 Mar 2014; olympic.ca, 01 Jun 2019; teambc.org, 01 Jan 2005)

Hobbies:

Fishing, golf. (olympic.ca, 01 Jun 2019)

Education:

Physical Education - University of Victoria, Canada

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Henry Paul [national], NZL

Position style:

Back (americasrugbynews.com, 08 Mar 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His father Garry Hirayama has played rugby sevens and rugby union [15-a-side] at international level. He represented Canada in rugby union from 1977 to 1982, and in 1980 was included in the first Canadian team to play at the Hong Kong Sevens tournament. His sister Natalie Hirayama has played football at the University of British Columbia in Canada. (jccabulletin-gepp.ca, 10 Feb 2012; olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2011; espn.co.uk, 01 Jan 2018)

Other sports:

He has competed in rugby union [15-a-side] at international level. He represented Canada at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England and the 2011 edition in New Zealand. (jccabulletin-gepp.ca, 10 Feb 2012; rugbyworldcup.com, 19 Sep 2015; bbc.co.uk, 01 Oct 2011)

Injuries:

He suffered a suspected broken rib during the 2019 Vancouver Sevens tournament in Canada. (nationalpost.com, 09 Mar 2019)

In 2013 he injured his ankle in a match against Fiji at the Gold Coast Sevens tournament in Australia. He missed the next three World Series events. (boxscorenews.com, 04 Feb 2014; islandsportsnews.net, 12 Oct 2013; boxscorenews.com, 04 Feb 2014)

In 2012 he sustained a shoulder injury that required surgery. (teambc.org, 13 Nov 2012)

In 2010 he suffered a collarbone injury during a rugby union [15-a-side] match against Belgium. (guelphmercury.com, 18 Nov 2010)

Start:

He took up rugby at age 14 at Hugh McRoberts Secondary School in Richmond, BC, Canada. (olympic.ca, 01 Jun 2019; theprovince.com, 09 Mar 2018; jccabulletin-gepp.ca, 10 Feb 2012)

Reason:

He followed his father into the sport and joined his high school rugby team with his friends. "I just really loved rugby at that age." (olympic.ca, 01 Jun 2019; theprovince.com, 09 Mar 2018; jccabulletin-gepp.ca, 10 Feb 2012)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (richmond-news.com, 12 Jul 2019)

Influence:

His family. (teambc.org, 01 Jan 2005)

Ritual:

He listens to music and goes for a walk before a match. (olympic.ca, 01 Jun 2019)

Award:

He was named in the Dream Team of the 2020 Vancouver Sevens tournament in Canada. He was also the tournament's leading points scorer [43]. (americasrugbynews.com, 08 Mar 2020)

In 2008 he was named Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year by the University of Victoria. (universitysport.ca, 01 Apr 2008)

General Interest

General
FATHER'S INFLUENCE
He says he did not feel pressure from his father Garry, who played rugby internationally for Canada and was one of his coaches at school, to pursue the sport. "He never really cared if I played rugby or not. It didn't become my main sport until later on. He just wanted me to be involved with all sports at McRoberts [high school]." (theprovince.com, 09 Mar 2018)

FUTURE PLANS
He has prepared himself for a variety of potential careers after rugby, including completing firefighting training and studying to become a physical education teacher. However, he says he will still remain involved in rugby after his playing days are over. "It just seems like rugby is one of those sports that stays with you for life. Not many people are able to cut ties with it completely when they're done playing, for some reason. I know that I won't either." (theprovince.com, 09 Mar 2018; jccabulletin-geppo.ca, 10 Feb 2012)

Milestones

In 2017 he became the first player representing Canada to compete in 70 World Series tournaments. (olympic.ca, 01 Jun 2019)

At the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens tournament he became the first player representing Canada to score 1000 career points in the World Series. (tsn.ca, 09 Apr 2017; youtube.com, 09 Apr 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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