Yatabe has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Panasonic Wild Knights who he joined in 2014. He won the Top League in both 2015 and 2016.[2][3][4]
Internationaledit
Yatabe made his senior international debut in a match against South Korea on April 30, 2016 and featured in 3 more tests against Asian opposition in the spring of 2016 before making substitute appearances against Canada and Scotland during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Kotaro Yatabe ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ ab"Kotaro Yatabe Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ ab (in Japanese). Panasonic Sports. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^"Kotaro Yatabe itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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kotaro, yatabe, 谷田部, 洸太郎, yatabe, kōtarō, born, july, 1986, japanese, international, rugby, union, player, plays, lock, loose, forward, currently, when, plays, sunwolves, super, rugby, panasonic, wild, knights, japan, domestic, league, date, birth, 1986, july,. Kotaro Yatabe 谷田部 洸太郎 Yatabe Kōtarō born 29 July 1986 is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock or loose forward 1 He currently when plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan s domestic Top League 2 3 Kotaro YatabeKotaro YatabeDate of birth 1986 07 29 29 July 1986 age 37 Place of birthGunma JapanHeight1 92 m 6 ft 4 in Weight107 kg 16 st 12 lb 236 lb SchoolTatsukilsao High SchoolUniversityKokushikan UniversityRugby union careerPosition s Lock FlankerCurrent teamPanasonic Wild KnightsSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2014 presentPanasonic Wild Knights48 15 2017 2020Sunwolves12 0 Correct as of 21 February 2021International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2016 2017Japan15 5 Correct as of 21 February 2021Club career editYatabe has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Panasonic Wild Knights who he joined in 2014 He won the Top League in both 2015 and 2016 2 3 4 International editYatabe made his senior international debut in a match against South Korea on April 30 2016 and featured in 3 more tests against Asian opposition in the spring of 2016 before making substitute appearances against Canada and Scotland during the 2016 mid year rugby union internationals series 1 References edit a b Kotaro Yatabe ESPN Scrum Player Profile ESPN Retrieved 20 August 2016 a b Kotaro Yatabe Top League Player Profile in Japanese Top League Retrieved 20 August 2016 a b Kotaro Yatabe Panasonic Wild Knights Player Profile in Japanese Panasonic Sports Archived from the original on 3 May 2016 Retrieved 20 August 2016 Kotaro Yatabe itsrugby Player Statistics itsrugby Retrieved 20 August 2016 nbsp nbsp nbsp This Japanese rugby union biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kotaro Yatabe amp oldid 1181410120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
