Kyosuke Kajikawa

Kyosuke Kajikawa
Personal information
Born (1987-09-05) 5 September 1987
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended Joto High School
University Fukuoka Institute of Technology
Club information
Playing position Lock / Flanker
Current club Toshiba Brave Lupus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2010− Toshiba Brave Lupus 63 (40)
Representative team(s)
2016− Japan 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 November 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 November 2016.

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 Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Club Career

Kajikawa 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

Kajikawa 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

  1. 1 2 "Kyosuke Kajikawa ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. "Kyosuke Kajikawa Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. "Kyosuke Kajikawa Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. "Kyosuke Kajikawa itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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