Kaito Shigeno | |
Birth Date: | 1990 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
Height: | 1.7m (05.6feet) |
Weight: | 750NaN0 |
School: | Gonokawa High School |
University: | Daito Bunka University |
Position: | Scrum-Half |
Years1: | 2013–2017 |
Clubs1: | NEC Green Rockets |
Apps1: | 44 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2015 |
Apps2: | 6 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2016–2019 |
Apps3: | 29 |
Points3: | 10 |
Years4: | 2018– |
Clubs4: | Toyota Verblitz |
Apps4: | 16 |
Points4: | 0 |
Amatyears1: | 2015 |
Amatteam1: | Ponsonby |
Repyears1: | 2016–present |
Repcaps1: | 10 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 21 February 2021 |
Repupdate: | 21 February 2021 |
is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the scrum-half position.[1] He captains Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One.[2]
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 's squad for the 2015 ITM Cup where he made 6 appearances.[3]
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.[3] [4]
Shigeno earned his first cap for Japan in a match against in Vancouver during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals and followed it up with 2 more appearances in Japan's home series against 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]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 5 | 6 | 419 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 5 | 6 | 419 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |