Yasutaka Sasakura

Yasutaka Sasakura

Personal information
Born	4 August 1988 Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
University	Kanto Gakuin University
Club information
Playing position	Fullback / Centre
Current club	Panasonic Wild Knights / Sunwolves
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2011−	Panasonic Wild Knights	44	(50)
2016–	Sunwolves	9	(5)
Representative team(s)^‡
2011−12 2016	Japan Sevens Japan	9 3	(5 0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 24 July 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 25 June 2016.

Yasutaka Sasakura (笹倉康誉 Sasakura Yasutaka, born 4 August 1988 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a fullback or centre.^[1]

In his home country he plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights whom he joined in 2011.^[2][3] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.^[4]

References

1. "Yasutaka Sasakura Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
2. "Yasutaka Sasakura Panasonic Wild Knights Player Profile". Panasonic (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
3. "Yasutaka Sasakura itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
4. "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.