Karne Hesketh

Karne Hesketh
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1985-08-01) 1 August 1985
Place of birth	Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School	Napier Boys' High School
Playing career
Position	Wing, Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010–	Fukuoka Sanix Blues	51	(135)
correct as of 20 September 2015.
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006–2009	Otago	32	(70)
correct as of 20 September 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2014–	Japan	15	(35)
correct as of 26 November 2016.

Karne L. Hesketh (born 1 August 1985) is a player for the Japan rugby union team.

Early life

Hesketh was born in Napier, New Zealand, where he attended Napier Boys High School.^[1]

Professional career

Hesketh is a professional rugby union player who plays wing for Fukuoka Sanix Blues since 2010. Since 2014, he also plays internationally for Japan.^[2]

In what is regarded as one of the greatest upsets ever in Rugby World Cup history, and possibly one of the most famous victories in the history of sport, Hesketh with 84 minutes on the clock and with the last play of the game scored the winning try for Japan against South Africa in a 34–32 victory in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.^[3]^[4]

After the victory, he spoke of his immense pride at this epic victory of the Japanese national rugby team and celebrated the victory with his team mates with a couple of beers.

Personal life

His partner, Carla Hohepa, is a female New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a wing for New Zealand, Otago Spirit and Alhambra Union.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ Hepburn, Steve (16 February 2010). "Hesketh takes wing for Japan". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
↑ "Player statistics Hesketh Karne". Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ "Japan beat South Africa 34-32 in World Cup sensation". Yahoo! Sports.
↑ bbc.com/sport Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa 32-34 Japan Rob Stevens, 19 September 2015
↑ "Ex-Students and NZ Black Ferns: Carla Hohepa and Kelly Brazier". Otago Polytechnic. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ Steve Hepburn (7 September 2010). "Rugby: Otago pair star in World Cup win". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

Munakata Sanix Blues squad

Forwards	Taroh Akita Nobuyoshi Arai Siosaia Fifita Ryuichiro Fukutsubo Yusuke Hamazato Yasunori Hoshimoto Hikaru Ishizawa Michi Kanado Kota Kumamoto Nozomi Kuraya Fa'atiga Lemalu Masataka Matsuzono Wataru Niimoto Toshihiro Nishii Jacques Potgieter Shin Dong-won Shohei Shitayama Takahiro Sugiura Daichi Takano Takuma Takashima Eito Tamura Satoshi Tsuruoka Hencus van Wyk

Backs	Siliva Ahio Tarrig Youichi Fujita Tatsuya Fukuzaki Kohei Hamazato Shusaku Hamazato Karne Hesketh Sadaomi Kanagawa Tasuku Kinjou Kwon Jung-hyek Toshiyuki Morikawa Taiki Murakami Yohei Nakamura Akira Natomi Bryce Robins Satoru Sawatari Dwayne Sweeney Hiroshi Tashiro Jamie-Jerry Taulagi Wang Soo-young Hiroki Yamada Binjamin Ray Yagi Sean Robert Yagi

Coach	Yuichiro Fujii

Squads

Japan squad – 2015 Rugby World Cup

Broadhurst Hatakeyama Holani Horie Inagaki Ito Ives Kizu Leitch (c) Mafi Makabe Mikami Ono Thompson Tui Yamashita Yuhara Fujita Fukuoka Goromaru Hesketh Hirose Hiwasa Matsushima Ono Sa'u Tamura Tanaka Tatekawa Wing Yamada Head coach : E. Jones; Assistant coaches : Borthwick L. Jones

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