Hoskins Sotutu

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Sotutu in 2021
Full name	Hoskins Colin Ryder Sotutu
Born	(1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 27) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
School	Sacred Heart College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker Current team Blues, Counties Manukau Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2020 Auckland 17 (10) 2019– Blues 80 (155) 2021– Counties Manukau 21 (20) Correct as of 21 June 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018 New Zealand U20 6 (0) 2020 North Island 1 (0) 2020– New Zealand 14 (10) 2025 ANZAC XV 1 (0) Correct as of 07 June 2024
Position(s)	Number 8, Flanker
Current team	Blues, Counties Manukau
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2018–2020	Auckland	17	(10)
2019–	Blues	80	(155)
2021–	Counties Manukau	21	(20)
Correct as of 21 June 2025
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2018	New Zealand U20	6	(0)
2020	North Island	1	(0)
2020–	New Zealand	14	(10)
2025	ANZAC XV	1	(0)
Correct as of 07 June 2024
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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] He is the son of former Fiji rugby union centre and winger, Waisake Sotutu.

His excellent form 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.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]} Having last played for the All Blacks in November 2022, Sotutu will become eligible to switch international allegiances to England or Fiji next year as he qualifies for the former through his mother and the latter through his father.^{[citation needed]}