Hinata Komaki (born 9 May 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Prop internationally for the Japan women's national rugby union team. She competed at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
| Date of birth | 9 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editKomaki is completing her studies at the Nippon Sport Science University in Japan.[1]
Rugby career
editKomaki was part of Japan’s 2021 Rugby World Cup squad, she featured in two games in the reserve.[1][2]
Komaki was in the starting line-up when Japan took on Kazakhstan in the final of the 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship in Almaty.[3] She was later named in Japan's squad for the inaugural 2023 WXV 2 tournament that was held in South Africa.[4][5] She came off the bench in her sides final match against Scotland.[6][7][8]
In 2024, she signed with the Western Force as part of the club's partnership with Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix.[1][9][10] She made her debut for the Force against the Reds in their round two clash.[11] She was named in the starting fifteen for the Force's game against the NSW Waratahs in round four.[12] She previously played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W competition.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Somerford, Ben (2024-02-07). "Force secure international trio Komaki, Toia and Hifo for Super W season". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ a b "Hinata Komaki - Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". melbournerebels.rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "ARWC 2023 Final Preview: Japan vs Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Billiard, Willy (2023-09-30). "WXV 2 : Toutes les sélections sont désormais connues pour l'Afrique du Sud". www.rugbypass.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named". www.women.rugby. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "As it happened: Scotland v Japan - Pool WXV". www.wxvrugby.com. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen to Take on Scotland in Final WXV Match". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Match Report: Scotland 38-7 Japan | WXV 2". Scottish Rugby. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Japanese Sakura XV Players Playing Overseas In 2024". RugbyAsia247. 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Morton, Finn (2024-02-19). "Fijian Drua primed to push for three-peat as Super Rugby Women's squads named". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Wasiliev, Nick (2024-03-21). "Super Rugby Women's week two teams: Chancellor out for season, blockbuster Saturday looms as Force unveil international bench". The Roar. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Somerford, Ben (2024-04-03). "Force make five changes to starting XV for Waratahs clash". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-12.