Kensuke Hatakeyama (畠山健介, Hatakeyama Kensuke) (born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR).
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| 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 has played 78 matches for the Japan national rugby union team.[1]
Professional rugby career
editHatakeyama 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 competed in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including the historic victory over the South Africa Springboks in Brighton.
In July 2017, Hatakeyama was appointed a Representative Director of the Japanese Rugby Football Association.
In 2020, Hatakeyama joined the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby, debuting for the Free Jacks in the team's MLR debut. [3]
References
edit- ^ "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.