Kohei Oguchi (小口耕平, Oguchi Kōhei) (born Saitama Prefecture, 6 October 1968) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as a prop.
Date of birth | October 6, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 233 lb (106 kg; 16.6 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Daito Bunka University College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Daito Bunka University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editAfter graduating from Daito Bunka University, where he played in the All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Oguchi joined the Ricoh club, where he played throughout all of his career. He was first capped for Japan on 7 June 1997, against United States, in San Francisco. Oguchi was also called up in the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad coached by Seiji Hirao, playing two matches in the tournament.[2] His last cap for Japan was against South Korea, in Aomori, on 2 July 2000.