Keita Inagaki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keita Inagaki | ||
| Nickname | Gaki | ||
| Born | 2 June 1990 Niigata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Niigata Technical High School | ||
| University | Kanto Gakuin University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Current club | Panasonic Wild Knights / Rebels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013− | Panasonic Wild Knights | 32 | (10) |
| 2015– | Rebels | () | |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2014− | Japan | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 February 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Keita Inagaki (稲垣啓太 Inagaki Keita, born 2 June 1990 in Niigata) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a prop for the Melbourne Rebels in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2] He also plays for Top 14 side the Panasonic Wild Knights in his home country.[3][4][5]
Career
Inagaki started his professional career with the Panasonic Wild Knights where he lifted the Top League title in each of his first 2 seasons and was named in the Top League team of the year for 2014-15.[6] Such was his impact in his first two seasons as a professional that when injuries struck the Melbourne Rebels 2 Japanese players Shota Horie and Male Sa'u, Inagaki was signed up as a concessional signing on a one-year deal ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season.[1][2]
International Career
Inagaki featured in all four of Japan's games during the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals with the first two matches being non-cap internationals against the Māori All Blacks. His official test debut came against Romania in Bucharest on 15 November 2014 and he won his second cap a week later against Georgia in Tblisi.[1][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Keita Inagaki Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Rebels Rugby. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Panasonic prop Inagaki finalizes deal with Melbourne Rebels". Japan Times. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Keiga Inagaki Panasonic Wild Knights Player Profile". Panasonic Rugby (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Keita Inagaki Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Keita Inagaki itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Top League Awards 2014". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Keita Inagaki ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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