Jonathan Kpoku

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Jonathan Kpoku
Date of birth (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25) [1]
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) [2]
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)
Notable relative(s) Joel Kpoku
Junior Kpoku
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018-2021 Saracens ()
2018-2020Apmthill (loan) ()
2021-2022 Coventry RFC ()
2022- CS Bourgoin-Jallieu ()
Correct as of 16 March 2024

Jonathan Kpoku (born 22 June 1999) is an English rugby union player who plays as a lock forward for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu.

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Career

Kpoku initially played Rugby League for the London Skolars prior to joining the Saracens academy, where he played alongside his twin brother Joel Kpoku. He made his senior debut for Saracens during the 2018-19 season in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Worcester Warriors. [3]

He left Saracens to play on loan for Ampthill for whom he helped gain promotion to the Rugby Championship in 2019, before returning to them on loan the following season. He later signed permanently for Coventry RFC. [4] [5]

He signed for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in June 2022. [6] [7]

International career

He played for the England national under-20 rugby union team in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [3]

Personal life

His parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the older brother of rugby player Junior Kpoku and twin brother of rugby player Joel Kpoku. [8] [9]

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