Daniel George Quate (born 2 April 1980) is a New Zealand-born Japanese former international
rugby union
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player.
Rugby career
Born in
Napier Napier may refer to:
People
* Napier (surname), including a list of people with that name
* Napier baronets, five baronetcies and lists of the title holders
Given name
* Napier Shaw (1854–1945), British meteorologist
* Napier Waller (1893–19 ...
, Quate was a NZ Colts representative, who played his rugby as a lock and back-rower.
Quate played two Super 14 seasons with Highlanders, then had a stint in Italy with
Amatori Catania
Amatori Catania Rugby is an Italian rugby union club based in Catania. They are the only professional rugby union team in Sicily. The club was founded in 1963, and play at the Stadio Santa Maria Goretti.
Amatori Catania have thus far not won th ...
, before being signed by Japanese club
Toyota Verblitz
Toyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. Verblitz is a portmanteau of ''verde'' (Spanish and Portuguese for 'green') and ''blitz'' (German for 'lightning'). The team is owned by Toyota Motor Corporation and is ...
for the
2005–06 Top League season. After five seasons in Japan, Quate returned to New Zealand and opened up a gym in Tauranga. He continued to play rugby with rural club Te Puna.
International
Quate appeared once for the
Japan national team, as a substitute in a 2009 Test match against Canada in Sendai.
See also
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List of Japan national rugby union players
List of Japan national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Japan national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a match recognised by the Japan Rugby Football Union as a test match.
List
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References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
New Zealand rugby union players
Japan international rugby union players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Napier, New Zealand
New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Highlanders (rugby union) players
Toyota Verblitz players