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Koo Ji-won (具智元, Gu Chigan, born 20 July 1994) is a Korean-Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Kobelco Kobe Steelers. Born in South Korea, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.[1][2][3][4]
Date of birth | 20 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He also changed nationality to Japan after the 2019 World Cup
International career edit
After only two Super Rugby appearances for the Sunwolves, which included one start, Koo received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Ji-won Koo ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Koo Jiwon". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Koo Ji-won itsrugby Profile". itsrugby. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Koo Ji-Won". Japan Rugby Club. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Tighthead prop Koo Ji-won set to earn first cap for Japan against Tonga". The Japan Times Online. 17 November 2017. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
External links edit
- Koo Ji-won at ESPNscrum
- Koo Ji-won at ItsRugby.co.uk