Kenki Fukuoka
Appearance
Date of birth | 7 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Koga, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenki Fukuoka (福岡 堅樹, Fukuoka Kenki, born 7 September 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player.[1] He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2] He was selected for Japan's 2016 Olympic sevens squad.[3] He was also included in the Japanese squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, held in Japan for the first time.[4][5][6] Fukuoka won the man of the match award in Japan's victory against Scotland in the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 13 October 2019; a victory which saw Japan reach the tournament's knock-out stage for the first time in its history.[7]
References
- ^ "Kenki Fukuoka". ESPN. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Jones opts for versatility in naming RWC 2015 squad". Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Japan Training Squad for Rugby World Cup 2019". rugby-japan.jp. Japan Rugby Football Union. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Thompson set for fourth Rugby World Cup". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Hosts Japan Name Rugby World Cup Squad". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Rugby: Japan top Scotland to reach 1st World Cup quarterfinals". Mainichi Daily News. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
External links
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Japanese rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- Panasonic Wild Knights players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players of Japan
- Japanese rugby sevens players
- Japan international rugby sevens players
- Japanese rugby union biography stubs