Joel Kpoku
| Birth name | Joel Awanka S. Kpoku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 19 st 12 lb (278 lb; 126 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ashmole Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joel Awanka S. Kpoku (born 22 June 1999)[1] is an English rugby union lock for Saracens in Premiership Rugby.
Career
Kpoku began playing rugby at school and joined rugby league side London Skolars at 12 years old.[2] He then joined Saracens academy at under-17s.[2] He was called up for full England training in August 2018 after impressing in the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
In February 2019 he was short listed for the Premiership Rugby Cup Breakthrough Player Award.[4]
He committed his immediate future to Saracens in 2020 in a two year deal that would see him promoted from the senior academy to the first team.[5]
References
- ^ "Joel Kpoku ESPN profile". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Hotshot: Saracens and England U20 lock Joel Kpoku". Rugby World. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Chris Ashton: Sale winger named in England squad for first time since 2016". BBC. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup Breakthrough Player Award: James Grayson of Northampton Saints". Rugby Wrap Up. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Joel Kpoku commits future to Sarries". Saracens. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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