Hoskins Sotutu
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| Full name | Hoskins Colin Ryder Sotutu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 July 1998 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Harvard College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hoskins Colin Ryder Sotutu (born 12 July 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Blues in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Sotutu is the son of former Fiji rugby union centre and winger, Waisake Sotutu. His mother is English.[2]
Rugby playing career
[edit]His performance for the Blues in Super Rugby Aotearoa resulted in a call-up to the All Blacks squad in 2020. Sotutu made his debut for New Zealand off the bench against Australia in the first Bledisloe Cup test on 11 October 2020.[3]
In October 2024, Sotutu was called into the All Blacks squad for the November internationals, but rejected the offer, opening up speculation that he will be moving to the UK with the view to play for England. Having last played for the All Blacks in November 2022, Sotutu will become eligible to switch international allegiances to England or Fiji in 2026 as he qualifies for the former through his mother and the latter through his father.[4]
On 23 December 2025, Sotutu would officially leave New Zealand to move to England to join Newcastle Red Bulls in the Premiership Rugby competition on a three-year deal from the 2026-27 season.[5]
Reference list
[edit]- ↑ "Blues promote from within for 2019" (Press release). Blues. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-union/six-nations/article/steve-borthwick-six-nations-england-ireland-scotland-cd5m9vtq7
- ↑ "Player Profile | Hoskins Sotutu". All Blacks. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ World, Rugby (12 July 2025). "Who is Hoskins Sotutu? Ten things you should know about the England-qualified No 8 playing against the British & Irish Lions". Rugby World. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Hoskins Sotutu: Newcastle Red Bulls sign New Zealand international number eight". BBC Sport. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Hoskins Sotutu at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Hoskins Sotutu at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Hoskins Sotutu at All.Rugby
- Hoskins Sotutu at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
- Hoskins Sotutu at the All Blacks (archived)
- 1998 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Living people
- Rugby union flankers
- Auckland rugby union players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- New Zealand people of Fijian descent
- People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland
- Rugby union number eights
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen