| Born | Kim Jung-gyu (김정규) 3 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Keiko Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shokei Kin (金正奎, Kim Jung-gyu; born 3 October 1991) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the flanker position. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the NTT Communications Shining Arcs in Japan's domestic Top League.
Kin has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the NTT Shining Arcs who he joined in 2014.
He was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played in two matches during their debut campaign.
Kin made his senior international debut in a match against Hong Kong on 7 May 2016 where he also scored is first try for his country. He was also selected for all three of Japan's matches during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals, featuring as a replacement against Canada in Vancouver and starting both tests in the home series against Scotland.
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Sunwolves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |