Amanaki Lotoahea (born 14 April 1990) is a Tongan-born Japanese

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer who plays as either a

fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to: Sports * A position in various kinds of football, including: ** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position ** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...

or a

wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expres ...

. Lotoahea currently plays for the

Ricoh Black Rams Black Rams Tokyo (formerly Ricoh Black Rams) is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. Placed 10th in the 2004-2005 season which meant it had to win a play-off against one of the top regional teams to stay in the league, as it d ...

having joined them in 2014. He was initially named in the first ever squad to compete in

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

from the 2016 season, but was later dropped from the squad after sustaining an injury.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lotoahea, Amanaki 1990 births Living people Tongan rugby union players Tongan expatriate rugby union players Tongan expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate rugby union players in Japan Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union wings Black Rams Tokyo players Male rugby sevens players Sunwolves players Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players