Kaito Shigeno
{{short description|Japanese rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Kaito Shigeno
| image = Kaito Shigeno 2019b.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|21}}
| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|75|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
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| school = Gonokawa High School
| university = Daito Bunka University
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| position = Scrum-Half
| currentclub = {{Rut|Toyota Verblitz}}
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 = 2013–2017
| clubs1 = NEC Green Rockets
| apps1 = 44
| points1 = 5
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Auckland}}
| apps2 = 6
| points2 = 5
| years3 = 2016–2019
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Sunwolves}}
| apps3 = 29
| points3 = 10
| years4 = 2018–
| clubs4 = Toyota Verblitz
| apps4 = 16
| points4 = 0
| amatyears1 = 2015
| amatteam1 = Ponsonby
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| repyears1 = 2016–present
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Japan}}
| repcaps1 = 16
| reppoints1 = 5
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| clubupdate = 21 February 2021
| repupdate = 21 February 2021
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{{nihongo|Kaito Shigeno|茂野海人 |Shigeno Kaito|born 21 November 1990}} is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the scrum-half position.{{cite web | url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/271149.html | title=Kaito Shigeno ESPN Scrum Player Profile | publisher=ESPN | accessdate=18 August 2016}} He captains Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One.{{cite web | url=http://www.top-league.jp/player/profile/2016/profile218045.html | title=Kaito Shigeno Top League Player Profile | publisher=Top League | language = Japanese | accessdate=18 August 2016}}
Early and provincial career
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.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} In 2015, he spent a year in New Zealand playing for Ponsonby in the local Auckland league after which he earned selection for {{Rut|Auckland}}'s squad for the 2015 ITM Cup where he made 6 appearances.{{cite web | url=https://super-japanrugby.com/en/team/k_shigeno/ | title=Kaito Shigeno Sunwolves Player Profile | publisher=Super Japan Rugby | accessdate=18 August 2016}}
Super Rugby career
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.{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_30073.html | title=Kaito Shigeno itsrugby Player Statistics | publisher=itsrugby | accessdate=18 August 2016}}
International
Shigeno earned his first cap for Japan in a match against {{nrut|Canada}} in Vancouver during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals and followed it up with 2 more appearances in Japan's home series against {{nrut|Scotland}} which was played in Toyota and Tokyo. His first try for his country came in his third appearance, a 21–16 defeat to Scotland.
Super Rugby statistics
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| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | {{Rut|Sunwolves}} | 11 | 5 | 6 | 419 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total || 11 || 5 || 6 || 419 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |
References
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{{Toyota Verblitz squad}}
{{Japan Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shigeno, Kaito}}
Category:Japanese rugby union players
Category:Japan international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union scrum-halves
Category:Green Rockets Tokatsu players
Category:Auckland rugby union players
Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
Category:Japanese expatriate rugby union players
Category:Japanese expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
Category:Toyota Verblitz players
Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players