Andre Jin Coquillard

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Andre Jin Coquillard
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Full nameAndre Jin Coquillard
Date of birth (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
NEC Green Rockets (0)
2018 Seattle Seawolves (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
South Korea (0)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2015– South Korea
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Asia Rugby Sevens Series
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Qatar Team competition

Andre Jin Coquillard (born 15 January 1991) is a South Korean rugby union and sevens player. [1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Early life and career

Coquillard was born in Seoul to a European American father and a Korean mother. [2] [3] His mother, Kim Dong-su, was a popular fashion model in the 1980s. [4] [5]

He played for Brentwood College School in Canada in 2008 and 2009 when they won the Provincial Champions titles back-to-back. [6] He also represented the United States U17s team before he joined the University of California, Berkeley and played for the Golden Bears. [6] He became a naturalized Korean citizen in 2017. [7]

In January 2022, he was named Alumnus of the Year at Seoul Foreign School. [8]

Rugby career

Coquillard played club rugby for the San Francisco Golden Gate RFC. [6] He has played for the South Korea national rugby union team. [6] In 2018, he signed with the Seattle Seawolves in the Major League Rugby competition. [6] [7]

He is the first naturalized foreign player on South Korea's national rugby sevens team. [9] [10] [11] He competed for the South Korean sevens team at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [12] [3] In December 2021, he signed with Plum ANC. [13]

Personal life

Coquillard appeared on the South Korean reality show, Physical: 100. [14] [15]

Sexual assault and arrest

In July 2024, a video showed him physically and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend and the case was sent to prosecution. [16] [17] He was subsequently arrested [18]

Filmography

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2021Let's Play SoccerCast MemberSeason 2 [19]

Web shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024 Physical: 100 Contestant, placed 3rdSeason 2 [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Andre Jin Coquillard". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Andre Jin Coquillard". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Half-Korean rugby player proud of passion inherited from mother". The Korea Times. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "(Olympics) Half-Korean rugby player proud of passion inherited from mother". m.k-odyssey.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Half-Korean rugby player proud of passion inherited from mother". The Korea Times . 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former SFGG, Current Korea XVs and 7s Andre Jin Kim Coquillard Chooses Seattle". seawolves.rugby. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 "[CURVEBALL INTERVIEW] He came to Korea for the rugby, waits for Olympics". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Korea, International Schools. "Andre Jin Coquillard Named Alumnus of the Year at Seoul Foreign School | Expat Schools Seoul Korea". expatschoolskorea.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Naturalized rugby player expresses love for Korea, sport". Korea.net . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  10. ↑ 이, 정찬 (31 August 2017). "[취재파일] 럭비 '귀화 선수 1호' 김진이 꿈꾸는 한국 럭비의 미래". SBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. ↑ 이, 동민 (27 August 2017). "First naturalized foreign rugby player". Yonhap News Agency . Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Republic of Korea - Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ↑ Park So-young (15 December 2021). "유퀴즈' 안드레 진, 임시완x강소라와 한솥밥..플럼에이엔씨 계약 [공식]" [You Quiz' Andre Jin, Im Si-wan x Kang So-ra and One Pot Rice... Plum ANC Contract [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021– via Naver.
  14. ↑ "Physical: 100 Season 3 may feature international contestants". www.straitstimes.com. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  15. 1 2 강선애 (26 February 2024). ""김동현·모태범→골든차일드 이장준"…'피지컬100' 시즌2, 출연자 100인 공개". SBS News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  16. ↑ ""Physical 100" Star Andre Jin Accused Of Physically And Sexually Assaulting Woman In Graphic Videos". Koreaboo.
  17. ↑ Sudario, Erielle (5 July 2024). "'Physical: 100' Star Arrested for Sexual Assault". Collider. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "'Physical: 100' Star Arrested for Sexual Assault". Collider .
  19. ↑ Seo Yu-na (11 October 2021). "김준호 안드레진→이대훈 '뭉찬2' 합류, 박정우 부상 재발로 최종 탈락[어제TV]" [Kim Jun-ho Andre-jin → Lee Dae-hoon joins 'Mungchan 2', and Park Jung-woo is finally eliminated due to a recurring injury [Yesterday TV]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021– via Naver.
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