Kyosuke Kajikawa (梶川喬介, Kajikawa Kyōsuke, born 5 September 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock or flanker.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Joto High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Fukuoka Institute of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editKajikawa signed for the Toshiba Brave Lupus ahead of the 2010-11 Top League season, bit didn't make his debut until the following year. By 2012 he had become a regular starter and had made more than 50 Top League appearances by the beginning of the 2016-17 season.[4]
International
editKajikawa received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kyosuke Kajikawa ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Kyosuke Kajikawa Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Kyosuke Kajikawa Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Kyosuke Kajikawa itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 9 November 2016.