Ryō Yamamura (山村 亮, Yamamura Ryō) (b. 9 August 1981 in Saga, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a prop.
![]() Yamamura in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | August 9, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Saga, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 18.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yamamura had the qualities to become a sumo professional, but preferred rugby instead. He plays for Kanto Gakuin University. He is regularly picked for the Japan national rugby union team. He played one match at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and four matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Clubs
editHonours
edit- 40 caps for Japan national rugby union team, with 1 try scored, 5 points in aggregate.
External links
edit- (in French) Statistics at itsrugby.fr
- Photo and biography