Name Shota Horie Career start 2009 Role Rugby union hooker Spouse Yukari Horie (m. 2012) | Height 1.8 m Education Teikyo University Weight 104 kg | |
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Japan hooker shota horie s excellent skill and workrate
Shota Horie (堀江翔太, Horie Shōta) (born 21 January 1986 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union footballer. His preferred position is hooker although he can also play in the back row. He represents Japan at the international level. He has played for the Panasonic Wild Knights in the domestic Japanese Top League competition, and in 2013 began playing Super Rugby with the Melbourne Rebels in Australia, but has since gone back to Japan to play for the Sunwolves.
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- Japan hooker shota horie s excellent skill and workrate
- player profile shota horie
- Japan
- Early years
- Top League
- Super Rugby
- Super Rugby Statistics
- References
player profile shota horie
Japan
Horie made his debut for Japan in 2009, and represented his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Early years
Horie is a native of Osaka Prefecture. He began playing rugby when he was a fifth-grade student, and later captained the Teikyo University rugby team.
Top League
Horie played for the Panasonic Wild Knights. He was named MVP for the 2015–16 Top League Season.
Super Rugby
In 2012, Horie played for Japan, and in New Zealand for Otago in the National Provincial Championship, where he attracted the attention of the Melbourne Rebels recruiting staff. In November 2012, the Rebels announced Horie's signing to play Super Rugby in Australia. In 2013 he became the first Japanese player to play for an Australian Super Rugby side often on the reserves bench.