Yuji Kitagawa

{{Short description|Japanese rugby union player}}

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Yuji Kitagawa (born 11 August 1986) is a Japanese rugby union player who played as a lock. He represented Japan internationally from 2007 to 2011 and played for the Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japanese Top League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/15504.html|title=Yuji Kitagawa|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-09-09}} He made his international debut for Japan against Korea on 22 April 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/25402.html|title=Japan v Korea|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-09-09}}

Yuji was included in the Japanese squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement to Justin Ives.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/148570.html|title=Ives ruled out of World Cup|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-09-09}} He made his World Cup debut in the group stage match at the 2011 Rugby World Cup as a substitute against New Zealand on 6 September 2011 which was also his last international match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/match/93470.html|title=New Zealand v Japan|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-09-09}}