Hiroki Yamamoto (山本浩輝, Yamamoto Hiroki, born 17 November 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a flanker.[1] He currently plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
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| Date of birth | 17 November 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Iwami Satoshi Midorikan High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editYamamoto has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus who he joined in 2015.[2][3][4]
International
editYatabe made his senior international debut in a match against South Korea on April 30, 2016 and featured in 3 more tests against Asian opposition in the spring of 2016 before making a substitute appearance against Scotland in Toyota during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hiroki Yamamoto ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Hiroki Yamamoto Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Hiroki Yamamoto Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Hiroki Yamamoto itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 20 August 2016.