Kakeru Okumura
| Full name | Kakeru Okumura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Fushimi Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Teikyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Shizouka Blue Revs
[edit]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.[3]
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.[4]
Toulouse
[edit]In 2023 he joined Toulouse on a two-month loan.[5][6] 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.[7]
Emerging Blossoms
[edit]He made his debut for the Japan A side, the Emerging Blossoms, in a match against Tonga Samurai XV.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kakeru OKUMURA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top League 2021 Knockout Tournament Round of 16 KUBOTA SPEARS vs YAMAHA JUBILO Results". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Kakeru OKUMURA - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ Jacquemard, Nicolas (2023-07-05). "Transferts : Le Stade Toulousain va signer Kakeru Okumura". Dicodusport (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Kakeru Okumura prêté à Toulouse". Asierugby (in French). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Stade Toulousain". www.stadetoulousain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Japan Rugby Charity Match 2022 EMERGING BLOSSOMS vs TONGA SAMURAI XV Results". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2023-07-31.