Kensuke Hatakeyama
Kensuke Hatakeyama (畠山健介, Hatakeyama Kensuke) (born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Hatakeyama has played 78 matches for the Japan national rugby union team.[1]
| Birth name | Kensuke Hatakeyama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | August 2, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kesennuma, Miyagi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 249 lb (17 st 11 lb; 113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sendai Ikuei High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hatakeyama was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup; he played four matches and scored one try.[2] He was also a member of the Japan team that completed in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including the historic victory over the Springboks in Brighton. Hatakeyama was appointed a Representative Director of the Japanese Rugby Football Association in July 2017. Hatakeyama joined the New England Free Jacks in 2020, debuting for the Jacks in the team's MLR debut. [3]
References
- "Kensuke Hatakeyama - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "RWC 2011 - Japan - Kensuke Hatakeyama". RWC 2011. International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Kensuke Hatakeyama, Japan's Most Capped Front Rower, Joins The Free Jacks For Inaugural 2020 Season In Major League Rugby". New England Free Jacks. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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