Naohiro Kotaki
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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.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
Early / Provincial Career
Kotaki 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
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.[4]
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.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics
- 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
- ^ 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.
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