| Shōta Horie | |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Suita, Japan |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1040NaN0 |
| School: | Shimamoto High School |
| University: | Teikyo University |
| Position: | Hooker |
| Currentclub: | Saitama Wild Knights |
| Years1: | 2010– |
| Clubs1: | Saitama Wild Knights |
| Apps1: | 150 |
| Points1: | 155 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Otago |
| Apps2: | 5 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Melbourne Rebels |
| Apps3: | 18 |
| Points3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Sunwolves |
| Apps4: | 26 |
| Points4: | 15 |
| Repyears1: | 2009– |
| Repteam1: | Japan |
| Repcaps1: | 76 |
| Reppoints1: | 50 |
| Repyears2: | 2023 |
| Repteam2: | Japan XV |
| Repcaps2: | 2 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
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.
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.[1] [2]
Horie played for the Panasonic Wild Knights. He was named MVP for the 2015–16 Top League Season.[3]
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.[2] In November 2012, the Rebels announced Horie's signing to play Super Rugby in Australia.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2013 he became the first Japanese player to play for an Australian Super Rugby side[2] often on the reserves bench.[1]
Horie made his debut for Japan in 2009, and represented his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[9]
In 2024 he was named in the Barbarians F.C. squad to face the Japanese national rugby team.
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 6 | 7 | 531 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | 10 | 2 | 718 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 17 | 13 | 1356 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||