Kyosuke Horie (堀江 恭佑, Horie Kyōsuke, born 11 July 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a loose forward.[1] He currently plays for the Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
| Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tokyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Meiji University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early / Provincial Career edit
Horie has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with Yamaha Júbilo who he joined in 2013.[2][3][4]
International edit
Horie made his senior international debut for Japan in a match against the Philippines on May 3 2014 and earned a second cap against Sri Lanka the following week. He had to wait another 2 years before featuring in a test match again, this time against Canada in Vancouver during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Kyosuke Horie ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kyosuke Horie Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kyosuke Horie Yamaha Jubilo Player Profile" (in Japanese). Yamaha Motors Rugby. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Kyosuke Horie itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 19 August 2016.