, (born 1 April 1967, in

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

) is a former Japanese rugby union footballer. He played as a fullback. Hosokawa had only 10 caps for

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, from 1990 to 1993, but he nevertheless scored 3 tries, 14 conversions, 24 penalties and 1 drop goal, in an aggregate of 115 points. His first match was a 28-16 win over

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, at 8 April 1990, in

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, and his last match was a 45-20 loss to

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, at 22 May 1993, in

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. Hosokawa was the top scorer for Japan at the

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finals, playing in all the three matches, where he scored 1 try, 8 conversions, 2 penalties and 1 drop goal, 29 points in aggregate.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hosokawa, Takahiro 1967 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks Kobelco Kobe Steelers players Japan international rugby union players