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Dai Kawahara Stats
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Dai Kawahara Performance Analysis
Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026
Dai Kawahara featured in 5 matches during the 2025/2026 Japan Rugby League One, representing Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars. Results included 0 wins and 5 losses.
Dai Kawahara represented Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars in the 2025/2026 Japan Rugby League One season, who finished 6th in the regular season table.
Dai Kawahara played 94 minutes across the Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026. In attack he made 4m with ball in hand, beating 0 defenders and scoring 0 tries. Defensively he completed 6 tackles at a rate of 1.2 per game.
In the Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026, Dai Kawahara completed 112 passes at an accuracy of 100%, contributing 0 try assists and making 131 touches.
