Kaito Shigeno
Kaito Shigeno (茂野海人, Shigeno Kaito, born 21 November 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the scrum-half position.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the NEC Green Rockets in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
| Date of birth | 21 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb; 165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gonokawa High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Daito Bunka University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and provincial career
Shigeno was born in Osaka Prefecture but attended university in Tokyo after which he joined the NEC Green Rockets ahead of the 2013–14 Top League season. In 2015, he spent a year in New Zealand playing for Ponsonby in the local Auckland league after which he earned selection for Auckland's squad for the 2015 ITM Cup where he made 6 appearances.[2]
Super Rugby career
Shigeno was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played 11 matches in their debut campaign and scored 1 try.[2][4]
International
Shigeno earned his first cap for Japan in a match against Canada in Vancouver during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals and followed it up with 2 more appearances in Japan's home series against Scotland which was played in Toyota and Tokyo. His first try for his country came in his third appearance, a 21-16 defeat to Scotland.[1]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 18 August 2016[4]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Sunwolves | 11 | 5 | 6 | 419 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 6 | 419 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- "Kaito Shigeno ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- "Kaito Shigeno Sunwolves Player Profile". Super Japan Rugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- "Kaito Shigeno Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- "Kaito Shigeno itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.