Yusuke Kizu

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Yusuke Kizu
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Oita Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Toyota Verblitz
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–present Toyota Verblitz 12 (10)
Correct as of 21 February 2021
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Japan 3 (0)
Correct as of 21 February 2021

Yusuke Kizu (born 2 December 1995) is a Japanese rugby union player who generally plays as a prop represents Japan internationally and plays for Toyota Verblitz in the Japanese Top League. [1] [2] He was included in the Japanese squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and for the first time in Asia. [3] [4] [5]

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Career

He made his club debut for Toyota Verblitz in 2018. Yusuke made his international debut for Japan against Fiji on 27 July 2019 at the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup round match where Japan defeated Fiji 34-21 and later Japan went onto win the tournament for the third time. [6]

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References

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