Koo Ji-won
| Born | 20 July 1994 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
He also changed hos nationality to Japan after the 2019 World Cup.
International career
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
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. 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
- Koo Ji-won at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Koo Ji-won at ItsRugby.co.uk