Kane Koteka
 Koteka in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kane Koteka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Paul Koteka (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kane Koteka (born 8 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition[1][2] and the Perth Spirit in the National Rugby Championship.[3] His regular playing position is as a loose forward.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born and raised in Perth, Koteka made his way up through the ranks in Western Australian rugby representing their Under 20 and Combined States sides before getting his big breakthrough in 2014 when he was a member of the Perth Spirit team which competed in the inaugural National Rugby Championship. He made 9 appearances and scored 3 tries as the Spirit reached the grand final only to go down 37–26 to Brisbane City.[4]
Koteka was not initially named in the Force squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season, however he was signed up on a short-term contract a few weeks into the campaign and made his debut on 27 February 2015 in a 42–13 loss at home to the Hurricanes.[5]
Super Rugby statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 25 July 2016[2]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Force | 10 | 3 | 7 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 8 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Western Force players
- Perth Spirit players
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- Rugby union players from Perth, Western Australia
- Nippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
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