Shōta Horie
is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights and the Japan national team.

Early life 
Horie is a native of Osaka Prefecture. He began playing rugby when he was a fifth-grade student, and later captained the Teikyo University rugby team.

Club career 
Horie played for the Panasonic Wild Knights. He was named MVP for the 2015–16 Top League Season.

In 2012, Horie played for Japan, and in New Zealand for Otago in the National Provincial Championship, where he attracted the attention of the Melbourne Rebels recruiting staff. In November 2012, the Rebels announced Horie's signing to play Super Rugby in Australia. In 2013 he became the first Japanese player to play for an Australian Super Rugby side often on the reserves bench.

International career 
Horie made his debut for Japan in 2009, and represented his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Career statistics

References

External links 
 
 Shota Horie Player Profile Melbourne Rebels

1986 births
Japanese rugby union players
Living people
Japan international rugby union players
Saitama Wild Knights players
Otago rugby union players
Melbourne Rebels players
Rugby union hookers
Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture
People from Suita
Japanese expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Sunwolves players