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| Date of birth | 18 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Higashi Fukuoka High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nihon University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ogawa has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus who he joined in 2013. He is the regular goalkicker for his side and has amassed over 350 career points. [4]
Ogawa was a Japan Sevens representative during the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series playing in 2 events. [4] He received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina. [1]
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