Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea (ロトアヘアアマナキ大洋, Lotoahea Amanaki Taiyo; born 14 April 1990) is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as either a fullback or a wing.[1]
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| Born | 14 April 1990 Lavenga, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Topou College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hanazono University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lotoahea played for the Ricoh Black Rams having joined them in 2014.[2][3] He was initially named in the first ever Sunwolves squad to compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season,[4] but was later dropped from the squad after sustaining an injury.[5] He left the Black Rams, along with twelve other players, at the end of the 2024-25 season.[6]
Lotoahea was arrested on suspicion of assault in March 2026, following a street altercation in Shibuya in which he was accused of repeatedly striking a restaurant worker in the face.[7][8] His contract with the NEC Green Rockets was terminated several days after the incident.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Amanaki Lotoahea Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "Amanaki Lotoahea Ricoh Black Rams Player Profile". Ricoh (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "Amanaki Lotoahea itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "最終登録メンバー発表" (Press release) (in Japanese). Sunwolves. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ 編集ラグリパ編集部 (21 May 2025). "ラグビーリパブリック" (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ Pickering, Mark (10 March 2026). "Green Rockets' ex-Japan international arrested on suspicion of assault". RugbyJP. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ 社会部, 時事通信. "リーグワン２部のラグビー選手逮捕 飲食店店員に暴行容疑―警視庁：時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "NECグリーンロケッツ東葛、ロトアヘア アマナキ大洋の契約解除を発表。3月8日に暴行疑いで逮捕。（ラグビーリパブリック（ラグビーマガジン））". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
External links
edit- Amanaki Lotoahea at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
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