The 27-year-old has become a cult hero in the Far East with his four tries in three Pool A games helping the Brave Blossoms reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Scotland. You can unsubscribe at any time. "After that I'll switch priority to studying and will take an entrance exam for medical school as I hope to be a doctor in the future. Rugby morning headlines as two new Wales call-ups poised to miss France match, The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world as the ongoing Covid-19 issues around the English Premiership final mean Wales are without two more players, Welsh rugby's winners and losers as ignored Welshman shines in European final and Will Carling defends Nigel Owens, It was a hectic weekend of rugby, with two European finals serving up all sorts of drama. Wales rugby call-up Callum Sheedy, 24, has just won a Challenge Cup title with Bristol Bears, but what can he offer Wayne Pivac's men this autumn? He was selected for Japan's 2016 Olympic sevens squad and included in the squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, held in Japan for the first time. Kenki Fukuoka's world class performance v Scotland - YouTube Fukuoka played just one game in the 2015 Rugby World Cup - the 45-10 defeat to Scotland in Gloucester - but exacted ample revenge on Sunday helping himself to two tries as they beat Gregor Townsend's side 28-21 to progress to the last eight as pool winners. Kenki Fukuoka (福岡 堅樹, Fukuoka Kenki, born 7 September 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player. World Rugby richtet Hilfsfonds von 100 Millionen Dollar ein Kenki Fukuoka - alle Infos zum Sportler. "I'd like to be a sports orthopaedist as I can take advantage of my experience, but I might change my mind during training so I'd rather not to commit to it for now. "That's the most fun thing about rugby for me. Kenki Fukuoka is set to quit Japan's national team after the Rugby World Cup to become a doctor (Image: Kaz Photography/Getty Images) Read More Related Articles. "(In the 2015 Rugby World Cup) in short it had been so demanding leading into the tournament and the coach was so tough that we were under a lot of pressure. Japan's try-scoring sensation Kenki Fukuoka has revealed he's set to sensationally quit the game after the Rugby World Cup to join his father and grandfather in the medical profession. "Opponents try to stop me by tackling but I feel exhilarated when I run through them without being touched. And he will call time completely on rugby after representing Japan's sevens team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "He's a great person and I really admire and respect him. "But the hard work paid off with the victory over South Africa and in a flash and it became a memory for life. That encounter made me feel I want to be like him, who can give help to patients.". "And Tokyo 2020 (Olympics) will be the last event in my sevens career. It has set up a re-run of the 2015 World Cup miracle of Brighton when Japan pulled off arguably the biggest upset in the tournament's history when beating the mighty Springboks 34-32. "My father is a dentist and my grandfather is a doctor and the biggest drive for me is that I aspired to be like my grandfather. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. But Fukuoka credits current England boss Eddie Jones as the man who turned Japanese rugby around back in the 2015 World Cup. He said: "I've decided that I'm going to retire as a member of the national 15s team after the Rugby World Cup. Until then we simply used to pass the ball and attack, but now we use kicks effectively and have more variations of attack, which I think is good. Rugby star Kenki Fukuoka isn’t dwelling on things he has no control over. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. "Also I got injured when I was a high school student and at that time I met a doctor who I respect a lot. The Sunwolves player encapsulates the speed, intensity and workrate of the Brave Blossoms team under coach Jamie Joseph. The fleet-footed wing began his Test career against the Philippines in Fukuoka back in April 2013. "I have always loved scoring tries at high speed since back in the day," he added. So instead of being upset by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics in March, Fukuoka just accepted it … ", When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. "I'm happy no one takes us lightly anymore and they've started having serious matches against us. Wales rugby press conference live: Breaking news and injury latest ahead of France game, A Wales press conference is being held at 12.30pm today ahead of the opening autumn international against France on Saturday. 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Rugby World Cup star Kenki Fukuoka will give priority to pursuing a medical career and abandon his bid to play sevens at the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer, a source said Saturday. He scored the first of his 25 Test tries on debut and has crossed the whitewash at this World Cup against Scotland, Ireland and Samoa having missed the Russia opener with a calf injury.

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