Koo Ji-won
R: Gu Ji-won(born 20 July 1994) is a
South Korea
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n-born, Japanese
rugby union
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player who plays as a
prop
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.
He currently plays for the in
Super Rugby
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and
Honda Heat
Mie Honda Heat is a Japanese rugby union team based in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The owner of the club is Honda Motor. (Suzuka is known for the Suzuka Circuit and the presence of car companies.)
They play in the Japan Rugby League One, ...
in Japan's domestic
Top League
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, and the
Japanese national team.
Koo Ji-Won has lived in Japan since he was 2 years old.
International
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.
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1994 births
Living people
Mie Honda Heat players
Japan international rugby union players
Rugby union props
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
South Korean rugby union players
Sunwolves players
Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
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