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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. He made his international debut for Japan against Korea on 22 April 2007.

Yuji was included in the Japanese squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement to Justin Ives. 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.

References

1. "Yuji Kitagawa". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
2. "Japan v Korea". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
3. "Ives ruled out of World Cup". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
4. "New Zealand v Japan". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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