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| Date of birth | 10 September 2005 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb; 262 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Finborough School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Joel Kpoku Jonathan Kpoku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junior Kpoku (born 10 September 2005) is an English rugby union player who plays for Racing 92 and the England national under-20 rugby union team.
He attended Finborough School near Stowmarket, with whom he reached the National U18s Cup semi-final in 2023. And he also attended ashmole academy in Southgate in north London. [3]
Kpoku was a member of the Saracens academy. [4] He signed with Exeter Chiefs in August 2023. [5] He joined Racing 92 in October 2023. [6] He made his Top 14 debut in the Paris derby against Stade Francais in February 2024. [7] [8]
He was a member of the England national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [9] [10] [11] He was part of the England U20 side that won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa. [12] [13]
His parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the younger brother of rugby players Jonathan Kpoku and Joel Kpoku. [8]
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