Sakurako Hatada

Sakurako Hatada (born 8 May 2003) 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. 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 Sakura's opening try against the Black Ferns in their 62–19 loss in the pool stages.