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Tsuyoshi Kinoshita

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Tsuyoshi Kinoshita
Date of birth (1975-07-05) 5 July 1975 (age 49)
Place of birthOsaka Prefecture, Japan
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight244 lb (111 kg)
UniversityKyoto Sangyo University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop / Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002 Japan 2 (5)
Medal record
Rugby union
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Men's tournament
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ulsan Men's tournament

Tsuyoshi Kinoshita (born 5 July 1975) is a Japanese former international rugby union player.[1]

Biography

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Born in Osaka Prefecture, Kinoshita was a high school classmate of Daisuke Ohata. He studied at Kyoto Sangyo University, during which time he became a Kansai representative.[2]

Kinoshita was picked for Japan's under-23 national side in 1997 and first represented the senior team at the 1998 Asian Games. He often played in the second row although his first two Japan caps was at prop against Tonga and South Korea in 2002. A two-time All-Japan Championship winner with the NEC Green Rockets, Kinoshita retired from rugby in 2010 and switched to American football, playing for X League side Obic Seagulls as an offensive player.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "北海道バーバリアンズ、全国クラブ大会3連覇。強力スクラム支えた宮澤歩樹の充実。 - ラグビーリパブリック". rugby-rp.com (in Japanese). 20 February 2019.
  2. ^ "マリオこと#39木下 剛です (選手ブログ"ROCKERS"". archive2021.seagulls.jp (in Japanese). 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ "オービックの木下、2競技でV ラグビー日本一に続き". www.asahi.com (in Japanese). 3 January 2011.
  4. ^ "【雑誌記事】『ラグビーマガジン』誌にTE#39木下剛選手 (ニュース オービックシーガルズ)". archive2021.seagulls.jp (in Japanese). 28 January 2011.
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