Full name | Kosuke Horikoshi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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