Rugby player
| Full name | Shotaro Onishi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1978-11-18) 18 November 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shotaro Onishi (大西将太郎, Ōnishi shōtarō, born 18 November 1978) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a centre. He spent his whole career playing for both Kintetsu Liners and Toyota Industries Shuttles in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 560 times. He was named in the Japan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, making 3 appearances in the tournament. He made a further 30 appearances for Japan in his career, scoring 71 points.
References
- "Shotaro Onishi". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- Japan Rugby Football Union
- "Japan vs Canada - Nailbiting finish". Rugby Dump. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
- Shotaro Onishi at ItsRugby.co.uk
| Japan squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach: Kirwan | |
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Osaka Prefecture
- Japanese rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Hanazono Kintetsu Liners players
- Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi players
- Japan international rugby union players
- 2007 Rugby World Cup players
- Doshisha University alumni
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese rugby union biography stubs