| Date of birth | 9 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Komaki is completing her studies at the Nippon Sport Science University in Japan.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]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]
She was named in the Sakura fifteens squad for their tour to the United States in April 2025.[13] On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Somerford, Ben (7 February 2024). "Force secure international trio Komaki, Toia and Hifo for Super W season". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Hinata Komaki - Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". melbournerebels.rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "ARWC 2023 Final Preview: Japan vs Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Billiard, Willy (30 September 2023). "WXV 2 : Toutes les sélections sont désormais connues pour l'Afrique du Sud". www.rugbypass.com (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named". www.women.rugby. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "As it happened: Scotland v Japan - Pool WXV". www.wxvrugby.com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen to Take on Scotland in Final WXV Match". Japan Rugby Football Union. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Match Report: Scotland 38-7 Japan | WXV 2". Scottish Rugby. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Japanese Sakura XV Players Playing Overseas In 2024". RugbyAsia247. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Morton, Finn (19 February 2024). "Fijian Drua primed to push for three-peat as Super Rugby Women's squads named". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Wasiliev, Nick (21 March 2024). "Super Rugby Women's week two teams: Chancellor out for season, blockbuster Saturday looms as Force unveil international bench". The Roar. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Somerford, Ben (3 April 2024). "Force make five changes to starting XV for Waratahs clash". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for USA Tour". Japan Rugby Football Union. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Japan announce squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen Rugby World Cup Squad Announced". Japan Rugby Football Union. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.