Masakatsu Hikosaka

Masakatsu Hikosaka
Date of birth (1991-01-18) January 18, 1991
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013− Toyota Verblitz 48 (120)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps

Masakatsu Hikosaka (彦坂 匡克, Hikosaka Masakatsu, born January 18, 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Japan's rugby sevens team.[1][2][3][4] He also won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea as a member of the Japanese squad.[5] He plays in the Top League for Toyota Verblitz.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Japan names Olympic 7s squads". Americas Rugby News.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "HIKOSAKA Masakatsu". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  5. ↑ "Japan call up Top League stars for Asian Games medal defence". ARFU Asian 5 Nations.com. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  6. ↑ "選手紹介 | トヨタ自動車ヴェルブリッツ". sports.gazoo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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