Yasutaka Sasakura (笹倉康誉, Sasakura Yasutaka, born 4 August 1988, in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a fullback or centre.[1]
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| Date of birth | 4 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Kanto Gakuin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In his home country he plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights whom he joined in 2011.[2][3] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Yasutaka Sasakura Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Yasutaka Sasakura Panasonic Wild Knights Player Profile". Panasonic (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Yasutaka Sasakura itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.