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Japanese rugby union player Rugby player
Kakeru Okumura
Full nameKakeru Okumura
Date of birth (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birthJapan
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
SchoolFushimi Technical High School
UniversityTeikyo University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Current team Japan Shizuoka Blue Revs
Youth career
2013-2017 Japan Fushimi Technical HS
2015 Japan Kinki University RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017-2020 Japan Teikyo University 8 (31)
2020- Japan Shizuoka Blue Revs 19 (127)
2023-2024 France →Toulouse (loan) 0 (0)
Correct as of 9 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Japan Emerging Blossoms 1 (0)
Correct as of 9 January 2024

Kakeru Okumura (born 10 June 1998) is a Japanese rugby union fullback, playing at Toulouse in the Top14 he is on loan from Japan Rugby League One side Shizuoka Blue Revs.

Career

Shizouka Blue Revs

Okumura joined Shizuoka Blue Revs after 3 years at Teikyo University, making a solitary appearance in the 2020-21 season against the Kubota Spears, where in which he scored a try.

In his second season he saw much more game time playing 11 games, scoring 84 points, and starting all his matches. In the 2022-23 however he only featured 6 times scoring 36 points.

Toulouse

In 2023 he joined Toulouse on a two-month loan. He supported in the absence of Thomas Ramos, Melvyn Jaminet and Ange Capuozzo, who were at the time playing for their respective national teams in the Rugby World Cup 2023.

Emerging Blossoms

He made his debut for the Japan A side, the Emerging Blossoms, in a match against Tonga Samurai XV.

References

  1. "Kakeru OKUMURA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. 一般社団法人ジャパンラグビーリーグワン. "Kakeru Okumura （2022） | JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE OFFICIAL SITE". 【公式】NTTジャパンラグビー リーグワン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. "Top League 2021 Knockout Tournament Round of 16 KUBOTA SPEARS vs YAMAHA JUBILO Results". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. "Kakeru OKUMURA - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. Jacquemard, Nicolas (2023-07-05). "Transferts : Le Stade Toulousain va signer Kakeru Okumura". Dicodusport (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  6. "Kakeru Okumura prêté à Toulouse". Asierugby (in French). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  7. "Stade Toulousain". www.stadetoulousain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  8. "Japan Rugby Charity Match 2022 EMERGING BLOSSOMS vs TONGA SAMURAI XV Results". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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