Hinata Komaki

Hinata Komaki
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Melbourne Rebels 0 (0)
2024 Western Force 0 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (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.

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "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.