Naohiro Kotaki (小瀧尚弘, Kotaki Naohiro, born 13 June 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the lock position.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
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| Date of birth | 13 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Teikyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early / Provincial Career
editKotaki has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus who he joined in 2015.[2][3]
Super Rugby Career
editKotaki was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played 3 matches in their debut campaign.[4]
International
editKotaki made his senior international debut for Japan in a match against South Korea on April 30, 2016 and also featured as a starter in all 3 of his country's tests during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics
edit- As of 18 August 2016[4]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Sunwolves | 3 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Naohiro Kotaki ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Naohiro Kotaki Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Naohiro Kotaki Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Naohiro Kotaki itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.