Shokei Kin (金正奎, Kim Jung-gyu, born 3 October 1991) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the flanker position.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the NTT Communications Shining Arcs in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
| Birth name | Kim Jung-gyu (김정규) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hirakata, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Keiko Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early / Provincial Career
editKin has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the NTT Shining Arcs who he joined in 2014.[2][3]
Super Rugby career
editHe was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played in two matches during their debut campaign.[4]
International
editKin made his senior international debut in a match against Hong Kong on 7 May 2016 where he also scored is first try for his country. He was also selected for all three of Japan's matches during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals, featuring as a replacement against Canada in Vancouver and starting both tests in the home series against Scotland.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics
edit- As of 18 August 2016[4]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Sunwolves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Shokei Kin ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Shokei Kin Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Shokei Kin NTT Shining Arcs Player Profile" (in Japanese). NTT. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Shokei Kin itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.