Jonathan Kpoku Explained

Jonathan Kpoku
Birth Date:22 June 1999[1]
Height:2.02m (06.63feet)[2]
Weight:103kg (227lb)
Relatives:Joel Kpoku
Junior Kpoku
Position:Lock
Currentclub:CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
Years1:2018-2021
Years2:2018-2020
Clubs2:Apmthill (loan)
Years3:2021-2022
Clubs3:Coventry RFC
Years4:2022-
Clubs4:CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
Clubupdate:16 March 2024

Jonathan Kpoku (born 22 June 1999) is an English rugby union player who plays as a lock forward for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu.

Career

Kpoku initially played Rugby League for the London Skolars prior to joining the Saracens academy, where he played alongside his twin brother Joel Kpoku. He made his senior debut for Saracens during the 2018-19 season in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Worcester Warriors.[3]

He left Saracens to play on loan for Ampthill for whom he helped gain promotion to the Rugby Championship in 2019, before returning to them on loan the following season. He later signed permanently for Coventry RFC.[4] [5]

He signed for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in June 2022.[6] [7]

International career

He played for the England national under-20 rugby union team in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[3]

Personal life

His parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the older brother of rugby player Junior Kpoku and twin brother of rugby player Joel Kpoku.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J.Kpoku. itsrugby. 16 March 2024.
  2. Web site: All.Rugby. J.Kpoku. 16 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Ultimate Rugby profile: Jonathan Kpoku. 16 March 2024. Ultimate Rugby.
  4. Web site: 'I don't speak to anyone at Saracens… they didn't make the effort'. Rugby Pass. 16 March 2024. Liam. Heagney. 17 December 2022 .
  5. Web site: The rugby paper. Young Guns: Saracens second row Jonathan Kpoku. 9 November 2019. 16 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Le Dauphine. CSBJ- Jonathan Kpoku, frère jumeau de Joel Kpoku (LOU), débarque à Bourgoin. 13 June 2022. 16 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Kpoku hopes French move will inspire him. The Rugby Paper. 16 March 2024. Ben. Jaycock. 26 June 2022 .
  8. Web site: Youngest Kpoku brother plays for England U20s – but may have been lost to France already. Charlie. Morgan. 6 March 2024. 16 March 2024. Daily Telegraph.
  9. Web site: 'I was kind of lost in the rugby world, my name had gone quiet' . 16 March 2024. www.rugbypass.com. 22 May 2022 .