Akihito Yamada

Akihito Yamada
Date of birth (1985-07-26) 26 July 1985
Place of birth Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
School Kokura High School
University Keio University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Panasonic Wild Knights
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–present Panasonic Wild Knights 85 (375)
2015 Western Force 0 (0)
2016 Sunwolves 10 (45)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–present Japan 24 (95)
Correct as of 23 August 2018

Akihito Yamada (山田章仁, Yamada Akihito, born 26 July 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a winger.[1][2] He also plays for Top League side the Panasonic Wild Knights in his home country.[3][4]

Career

Yamada has been a prolific try-scorer for the Wild Knights in Japan's Top 14 competition since making his debut during the 2010-11 season. He enjoyed a stand-out year in 2012-13 scoring 20 tries in 14 games to be the league's top scorer.[4]

Ahead of the admission of a Japanese franchise into Super Rugby, Australian sides were permitted to contract one Japanese player per season to aid their development. And so it was that the Perth-based Western Force signed Yamada to a one-year contract ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season.[1]

International career

Yamada made his debut for Japan on 15 November 2013 in a 40-13 victory over Russia in Colwyn Bay, Wales.[5] To date he has scored 8 tries in 10 international matches.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Akihito Yamada Western Force Player Profile". Western Force Rugby. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Force bring in Japan flyer Yamada". ESPN. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Akihito Yamada ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Akihito Yamada itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Japan vs Russia 15 November 2014". ESPN. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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