Kosuke Horikoshi

Rugby player
Kosuke Horikoshi
Date of birth (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthGunma, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Tokyo Sungoliath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Tokyo Sungoliath 37 (40)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 Japan U20 9 (5)
2015–2023 Japan XV 7 (10)
2018– Japan 8 (5)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Kosuke Horikoshi (堀越 康介, Horikoshi Kosuke, born 2 June 1995) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Japan Rugby League One club Tokyo Sungoliath and the Japan national team.[1]

International career

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named Kosuke Horikoshi in a 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kosuke Horikoshi". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Japan name 21 uncapped players in 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test". RugbyPass. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

External links

  • Kosuke Horikoshi at ESPNscrum
  • Kosuke Horikoshi at ItsRugby.co.uk
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Tokyo Sungoliath – current squad
Forwards
  • Blake Gibson
  • Kienori Go
  • Ryuga Hashimoto
  • Will Hay
  • Harry Hockings
  • Kosuke Horikoshi
  • Kotaro Hosoki
  • Koji Iino
  • Shintaro Ishihara
  • Ryosuki Iwaihara
  • Shinnosuke Kakinaga
  • Yasuaki Katakura
  • Kenta Kobayashi
  • Wataru Kobayashi
  • Callum McDonald
  • Sean McMahon
  • Tatsuya Miyazaki
  • Yukio Morikawa
  • Shunta Nakamura
  • Kan Nakano
  • Muneshi Ohga
  • Sota Oketani
  • Naoki Ozawa
  • Kenji Shimokawa
  • Genki Sudo
  • Masahiko Sagara
  • Tevita Tatafu
  • Takayasu Tsuji
  • Hendrik Tui
  • Simoni Vunirangi
  • Kai Yamamoto
Backs
Coach
  • Kiyonori Tanaka
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Japan squad2023 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Backs
Head coach: Joseph


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