Amanaki Lotoahea

Amanaki Taiyo Lotoahea
Born (1990-04-14) 14 April 1990
Lavenga, Tonga
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb)
SchoolTopou College
UniversityHanazono University
Rugby union career
Position Fullback / Wing / Centre
Current team Clean Fighters Yamanashi
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2025 Ricoh Black Rams 85 (209)
2016 Sunwolves 1 (0)
2025–2026 NEC Green Rockets 4 (10)
2026– Clean Fighters Yamanashi
Correct as of 21 February 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2018 Japan 8 (25)
Correct as of 21 February 2021
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2015 Japan Sevens 2
Correct as of 21 February 2021

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]

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

  1. ↑ "Amanaki Lotoahea Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Amanaki Lotoahea Ricoh Black Rams Player Profile". Ricoh (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Amanaki Lotoahea itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Pickering, Mark (10 March 2026). "Green Rockets' ex-Japan international arrested on suspicion of assault". RugbyJP. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "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.
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