Koo Ji-won
Japan international rugby union player
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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]
Born20 July 1994
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb)
Position
Prop
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| Born | 20 July 1994 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He also changed his 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]
