Kanta Higashionna

Kanta Higashionna (東恩納寛太) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a prop. He currently plays for Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.

Club career
After graduating from university, Higashionna signed for the Canon Eagles ahead of the 2015 Top League season. He started 4 times and make 4 substitute appearances in his rookie year. In 2016 he firmly established himself as a regular in the starting XV, starting all 9 of Canon's games prior to the mid-season break for the November internationals.

International
A strong showing in his first Top League season saw Higashionna earn his first cap for during the 2016 Asia Rugby Championship. Higashionna debuted in an 85-0 win against on 30 April 2016. The following week he made his first start at international level in a victory away to.

After earning 3 caps during the Asian Rugby Championship, Higashionna made his first appearance against non-Asian opposition during the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. Called up as an injury replacement midway through the tour, he made 1 appearance as a second-half replacement in the 38-25 defeat to on 26 November 2016.