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My Take
Kai Ishii is a Tokyo-born wing, born August 4, 1993, who took up rugby union at 15, played for Japan's under-20 side, and has built a career with Toshiba, NTT Shining Arcs and now Urayasu D-Rocks, in a sport that is basically organized collision. And honestly? That tracks. Rugby union players have always had this quietly ferocious energy where their résumé lives on the field, not in press releases. He scored a try on his Super Rugby debut for the Sunwolves in 2018 and was named MVP of League One's second division in 2023–24, and that's the kind of record that speaks for itself. Some athletes are better discovered through a live match than a Wikipedia page.
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Overview
Kai Ishii (born August 4, 1993) is a Japanese rugby union player from Tokyo who plays on the wing for Urayasu D-Rocks in Japan Rugby League One. A former Japan under-20 international and vice-captain at Tokai University, he played for Toshiba Brave Lupus and NTT Communications Shining Arcs, scored a try on his Super Rugby debut for the Sunwolves in 2018, and was named MVP and top try scorer of League One Division 2 in 2023–24. He maintains accounts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kai Ishii
- Name (Japanese)
- 石井魁
- Reading
- いしい かい
- Born
- August 4, 1993 (age 33)
- Origin
- Japan
- Occupation
- Rugby union player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
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3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kai Ishii born?
Kai Ishii was born on August 4, 1993 and is 33 years old.
Where is Kai Ishii from?
Kai Ishii is from Japan.
What does Kai Ishii do?
Kai Ishii works as Rugby union player.
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