Rugby player
Date of birth | (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.
Early / Provincial Career
Kotaki has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus who he joined in 2015.
Super Rugby Career
Kotaki 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.
International
Kotaki 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.
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 18 August 2016
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
- ^ "Naohiro Kotaki ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Naohiro Kotaki Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Naohiro Kotaki Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Naohiro Kotaki itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.