| Kakeru Okumura | |
| Fullname: | Kakeru Okumura |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Japan |
| Height: | 1800NaN0 |
| Weight: | 870NaN0 |
| School: | Fushimi Technical High School |
| University: | Teikyo University |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Currentclub: | Shizuoka Blue Revs |
| Youthyears1: | 2013-2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fushimi Technical HS |
| Youthyears2: | 2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kinki University RFC |
| Years1: | 2017-2020 |
| Clubs1: | Teikyo University |
| Apps1: | 8 |
| Points1: | 31 |
| Years2: | 2020- |
| Clubs2: | Shizuoka Blue Revs |
| Apps2: | 19 |
| Points2: | 127 |
| Years3: | 2023-2024 |
| Clubs3: | →Toulouse (loan) |
| Apps3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2022 |
| Repteam1: | Emerging Blossoms |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 9 January 2024 |
| Repupdate: | 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]
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]
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]
He made his debut for the Japan A side, the Emerging Blossoms, in a match against Tonga Samurai XV.[8]