Shōta Horie
Japan international rugby union player
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Shōta Horie (堀江 翔太, Horie Shōta; born 21 January 1986) is a Japanese former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights and the Japan national team.[1]
 Horie representing Saitama Wild Knights during the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1986 Suita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Shimamoto High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Teikyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
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.[2][3]
Club career
Horie played for the Panasonic Wild Knights. He was named MVP for the 2015–16 Top League Season.[4]
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.[3] In November 2012, the Rebels announced Horie's signing to play Super Rugby in Australia.[5][6][7][8][9] In 2013 he became the first Japanese player to play for an Australian Super Rugby side[3] often on the reserves bench.[2]
International career
Horie made his debut for Japan in 2009, and represented his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[1]
In 2024 he was named in the Barbarians F.C. squad to face the Japanese national rugby team.
