Sakurako Hatada

Sakurako Hatada is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for at the 2025 Women's [Rugby World Cup].

Early life and career

Hatada started playing rugby at Dazaifu Rugby School in Fukuoka as a seven year old. She continued playing at Chikushi High School where she graduated in 2022, she then enrolled at Nippon [Sport Science University].

Rugby career

On 10 September 2023, she made her test debut for against.
In May 2024, she scored a try against in the opening match of the 2024 [Asia Rugby Women's Championship|Asia Women's Championship]. A month later, she scored twice for Japan against in the first of a two-test series.
Hatada was named in the Japanese side to the 2025 [Women's Rugby World Cup] on 28 July. She scored the Japan women's national [rugby union team|Sakura's] opening try against the Black Ferns in their 62–19 loss in the pool stages.