Shinnosuke Kakinaga

Shinnosuke Kakinaga
Personal information
Nickname Kaki
Born (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended Higashi Fukuoka High School
University Waseda University
Club information
Playing position Prop
Current club Suntory Sungoliath / Sunwolves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2014− Suntory Sungoliath 24 (15)
2016– Sunwolves 15 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2014− Japan 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 24 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 25 June 2016.

Shinnosuke Kakinaga (垣永 真之介 Kakinaga Shinnosuke, born 19 December 1991 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a prop.[1]

In his home country he plays for Suntory Sungoliath whom he joined in 2014.[2][3] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[4] Kakinaga is a Japanese international who debuted against Georgia in 2014, however he did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Shinnosuke Kakinaga ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Shinnosuke Kakinaga Suntory Sungoliath Player Profile". Suntory. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shinnosuke Kakinaga itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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