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]

Kensuke Hatakeyama

Birth name	Kensuke Hatakeyama
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2016 Suntory Sungoliath 163 () 2016–2016 Newcastle Falcons 7 () 2020–present New England Free Jacks 3 () Correct as of 23 February 2020 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008−2016 Japan 78 ((50)) Correct as of 23 February 2020

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

1. "Kensuke Hatakeyama - Japan". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
2. "RWC 2011 - Japan - Kensuke Hatakeyama". RWC 2011. International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
3. "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.