Kentaro Kodama

Kentaro Kodama
Personal information
Born (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended Kokura High School
University Keio University
Club information
Playing position Wing
Current club Sunwolves / Panasonic Wild Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2015− Panasonic Wild Knights 7 (20)
2016− Sunwolves 1 (0)
Representative team(s)
2016− Japan 4 (35)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 August 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 18 August 2016.

Kentaro Kodama (児玉 健太郎 Kodama Kentarō, born 28 January 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the wing position.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Early / Provincial Career

Kodama has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Panasonic Wild Knights who he joined in 2015.[2][3]

Super Rugby Career

Kodama was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played once during their debut campaign.[4]

International

Kodama made his first senior international appearance for Japan in a match against South Korea on April 30 2016 and marked his debut with an impressive 5 try haul.[1]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 18 August 2016[4]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2016 Sunwolves 1 0 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Kentaro Kodama ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Kentaro Kodama Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Kentaro Kodama Panasonic Wild Knights Player Profile" (in Japanese). Panasonic Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Kentaro Kodama itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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