Katsuyuki Sakai Explained

Birth Date:7 September 1988
Birth Place:Mie, Japan
Ru Position:Wing
Apps1:38
Points1:70
Ru Clubupdate:22 February 20121
Repyears1:2007–2008
Repteam1:Japan U20
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2011–
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Japan Sevens
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:42

is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays for the Japanese club Toyota Industries Shuttles in the Top League. He also plays rugby sevens for Japan's national rugby sevens team and was named in their 2016 Summer Olympics squad.[1] [2]

He captained the Japanese squad when they played at the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens and won the World Series Qualifier for the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[3] He was also a member of the squad that won the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SAKAI Katsuyuki . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806080720/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/katsuyuki-sakai . 2016-08-06 .
  2. Web site: Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads. 2016-07-18. Planetrugby.com. en-US. 2016-08-07.
  3. Web site: Rugby: Japan wins Sevens World Series qualifying tournament. Chan. Yuan-Kwan. 2014-03-31. Meniscus Magazine. en-US. 2016-08-07.
  4. Web site: Japan beats Hong Kong 24-10 in Asia Rugby sevens qualifying tournament to seal Rio 2016 berth. 2015-11-10. theprovince.com. en-US. 2016-08-07.