Hinata Komaki

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Hinata Komaki
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 22)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix (0)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 Melbourne Rebels 0 (0)
2024 Western Force 0 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–Present Japan 13 (0)

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.

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Personal life

Komaki is completing her studies at the Nippon Sport Science University in Japan. [1]

Rugby career

Komaki 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Somerford, Ben (2024-02-07). "Force secure international trio Komaki, Toia and Hifo for Super W season". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. 1 2 "Hinata Komaki - Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". melbournerebels.rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ↑ "ARWC 2023 Final Preview: Japan vs Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named". www.women.rugby. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ↑ "As it happened: Scotland v Japan - Pool WXV". www.wxvrugby.com. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Sakura Fifteen to Take on Scotland in Final WXV Match". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  8. ↑ "Match Report: Scotland 38-7 Japan | WXV 2". Scottish Rugby. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  9. ↑ "Japanese Sakura XV Players Playing Overseas In 2024". RugbyAsia247. 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Somerford, Ben (2024-04-03). "Force make five changes to starting XV for Waratahs clash". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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