Hinata Komaki

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Hinata Komaki
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 24)
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 21 (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]

She was named in the Sakura fifteens squad for their tour to the United States in April 2025. [13] On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [14] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Somerford, Ben (7 February 2024). "Force secure international trio Komaki, Toia and Hifo for Super W season". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Hinata Komaki - Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". melbournerebels.rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. "ARWC 2023 Final Preview: Japan vs Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. Billiard, Willy (30 September 2023). "WXV 2 : Toutes les sélections sont désormais connues pour l'Afrique du Sud". www.rugbypass.com (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. "WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named". www.women.rugby. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. "As it happened: Scotland v Japan - Pool WXV". www.wxvrugby.com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. "Sakura Fifteen to Take on Scotland in Final WXV Match". Japan Rugby Football Union. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. "Match Report: Scotland 38-7 Japan | WXV 2". Scottish Rugby. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. "Japanese Sakura XV Players Playing Overseas In 2024". RugbyAsia247. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. Morton, Finn (19 February 2024). "Fijian Drua primed to push for three-peat as Super Rugby Women's squads named". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  11. Wasiliev, Nick (21 March 2024). "Super Rugby Women's week two teams: Chancellor out for season, blockbuster Saturday looms as Force unveil international bench". The Roar. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. Somerford, Ben (3 April 2024). "Force make five changes to starting XV for Waratahs clash". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  13. "Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for USA Tour". Japan Rugby Football Union. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  14. "Japan announce squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  15. "Sakura Fifteen Rugby World Cup Squad Announced". Japan Rugby Football Union. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.