Kakeru Okumura

Kakeru Okumura

Full name	Kakeru Okumura
Date of birth	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Shizuoka Blue Revs Youth career 2013-2017 Fushimi Technical HS 2015 Kinki University RFC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017-2020 Teikyo University 8 (31) 2020- Shizuoka Blue Revs 19 (127) 2023-2024 →Toulouse (loan) 0 (0) Correct as of 9 January 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 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.[1][2]

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.[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

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

He made his debut for the Japan A side, the Emerging Blossoms, in a match against Tonga Samurai XV.[8]

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.