Tsuyoshi Kinoshita (born 5 July 1975) is a Japanese former international rugby union player.[1]
| Date of birth | 5 July 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Kyoto Sangyo University | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Osaka Prefecture, Kinoshita was a high school classmate of Daisuke Ohata. He studied at Kyoto Sangyo University, during which time he became a Kansai representative.[2]
Kinoshita was picked for Japan's under-23 national side in 1997 and first represented the senior team at the 1998 Asian Games. He often played in the second row although his first two Japan caps was at prop against Tonga and South Korea in 2002. A two-time All-Japan Championship winner with the NEC Green Rockets, Kinoshita retired from rugby in 2010 and switched to American football, playing for X League side Obic Seagulls as an offensive player.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "北海道バーバリアンズ、全国クラブ大会3連覇。強力スクラム支えた宮澤歩樹の充実。 - ラグビーリパブリック". rugby-rp.com (in Japanese). 20 February 2019.
- ^ "マリオこと#39木下 剛です (選手ブログ"ROCKERS"". archive2021.seagulls.jp (in Japanese). 22 June 2010.
- ^ "オービックの木下、２競技でＶ ラグビー日本一に続き". www.asahi.com (in Japanese). 3 January 2011.
- ^ "【雑誌記事】『ラグビーマガジン』誌にTE#39木下剛選手 (ニュース オービックシーガルズ)". archive2021.seagulls.jp (in Japanese). 28 January 2011.
External links
edit- Tsuyoshi Kinoshita at ESPNscrum