Katsuyuki Sakai

Katsuyuki Sakai (坂井 克行, Sakai Katsuyuki; born September 7, 1988) 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]

Katsuyuki Sakai

Date of birth	(1988-09-07) September 7, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Mie, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2022 Toyota Industries 38 (70) Correct as of 22 February 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2008 Japan U20 5 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2011–2018 Japan Sevens 42

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]