Yuji Kitagawa | |
Birth Date: | 11 August 1986 |
Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
School: | Osaka Toin Junior and Senior High School |
Position: | Lock |
Clubs1: | Panasonic Wild Knights |
Repyears1: | 2007-2011 |
Repcaps1: | 6 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 8 September 2019 |
Repupdate: | 8 September 2019 |
Yuji Kitagawa (born 11 August 1986) is a Japanese rugby union player who played as a lock. He represented Japan internationally from 2007 to 2011 and played for the Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japanese Top League.[1] He made his international debut for Japan against Korea on 22 April 2007.[2]
Yuji was included in the Japanese squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement to Justin Ives.[3] He made his World Cup debut in the group stage match at the 2011 Rugby World Cup as a substitute against New Zealand on 6 September 2011 which was also his last international match.[4]