Kensuke Hatakeyama
(born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). 

Hatakeyama has played 78 matches for the Japan national rugby union team.

Professional rugby career
Hatakeyama was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup; he played four matches and scored one try.

He was also a member of the Japan team that competed in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including the historic victory over the South Africa Springboks in Brighton. 

In July 2017, Hatakeyama was appointed a Representative Director of the Japanese Rugby Football Association. 

In 2020, Hatakeyama joined the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby, debuting for the Free Jacks in the team's MLR debut.

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1985 births
Living people
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