Date of birth | [1] | 10 September 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb; 262 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Finborough School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Joel Kpoku Jonathan Kpoku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junior Kpoku (born 10 September 2005) is an English rugby union player who plays for Racing 92 and the England national under-20 rugby union team.
He attended Finborough School near Stowmarket, with whom he reached the National U18s Cup semi-final in 2023. And he also attended ashmole academy in Southgate in north London. [3]
Kpoku was a member of the Saracens academy.[4] He signed with Exeter Chiefs in August 2023.[5] He joined Racing 92 in October 2023.[6] He made his Top 14 debut in the Paris derby against Stade Francais in February 2024.[7][8]
He was a member of the England national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9][10][11]
His parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the younger brother of rugby players Jonathan Kpoku and Joel Kpoku.[8]