BOURKE Colin Raijin

Date of Birth: 15 Oct 1984

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.90/6'2''

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : TOKYO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men JPN Japan	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M01 FIJ Fiji 24 JPN Japan 19	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M07 GBR Great Britain 34 JPN Japan 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M13 CAN Canada 36 JPN Japan 12	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 9-12 #M20 KEN Kenya 21 JPN Japan 7	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 11-12 #M27 KOR Republic of Korea 19 JPN Japan 31	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Three daughters, two sons

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

Kensuke Iwabuchi [national], JPN

Position style:

Forward (rugby-rp.com, 22 Jul 2019)

Other sports:

He has competed in rugby union [15-a-side] at club level for Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay in New Zealand and for Ricoh Black Rams in the Japanese Top League. In 2010 he was called up to the New Zealand rugby union team. (blackrams.ricoh, 23 Jun 2021; rugbyhistory.co.nz, 2010)

In 2012 he sustained a right knee injury. (Instagram profile, 02 May 2012)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rugby-rp.com, 22 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"Enjoy the ride." (Instagram profile, 29 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO JAPAN
Born in New Zealand, he relocated to Japan to join Japanese rugby union [15-a-side] club Richo Black Rams in 2012. In 2018 he was granted Japanese citizenship. He had previously been called up to New Zealand rugby union [15-a-side] and rugby sevens teams, and began representing Japan in rugby sevens in 2019. "I wanted to play for Richo Black Rams as a Japanese player." (Instagram profile, 29 Jun 2021, 20 Sep 2018; rugby-rp.com, 22 Jul 2019; blackrams.ricoh, 23 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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