Kazuki Himeno
Kazuki Himeno (姫野 和樹, Himeno Kazuki, born 27 July 1994) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a Loose forward or Lock.[1] He currently plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Top League.[2]
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| Full name | Kazuki Himeno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International
After only 9 Top League appearances for Toyota Verblitz,[3] which included 8 starts, Himeno received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[4]
International tries
As of 13 November 2022[5]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Yokohama, Japan | International Stadium Yokohama | 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 4 November 2017 | Loss | 30 – 63 |
| 2 |  Georgia |
Toyota, Japan | Toyota Stadium | 2018 June rugby union tests | 23 June 2018 | Win | 28 – 0 |
| 3 |  Fiji |
Kamaishi, Japan | Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium | 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup | 27 July 2019 | Win | 34 – 21 |
| 4 |  Samoa |
Toyota, Japan | Toyota Stadium | 2019 Rugby World Cup | 5 October 2019 | Win | 38 – 19 |
| 5 |  British and Irish Lions |
Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 2021 July rugby union tests | 26 June 2021 | Loss | 28 – 10 |
| 6 |  Portugal |
Coimbra, Portugal | Estádio Cidade | 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 13 November 2021 | Win | 25 – 38 |
| 7 |  New Zealand |
Tokyo, Japan | National Stadium | 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 29 October 2022 | Loss | 31 – 38 |
References
- "Kazuki Himeno ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Kazuki Himeno itsrugby Profile". itsrugby. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Top League Profiles 2017-18: Toyota Verblitz". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Japan gamble with rookie lock against Aust". News. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Kazuki HIMENO profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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