Yasuo Yamaji (山路泰生, Yamaji Yasuo, born 20 February 1985) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a prop.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
| Date of birth | 20 February 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nagasaki Nanshan High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Kanagawa University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editA late bloomer, Yamaji joined the Canon Eagles ahead of the 2012 Top League season. For the first four years of his career with the Eagles, he was largely a bit part player making substitute appearances, however in 2016 he finally established himself as a regular in the starting XV.[4]
International
editAt the age of 31, Yamaji received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in Japan's 28–22 victory over Georgia in Tbilisi on 12 November 2016.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Yasuo Yamaji ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Yasuo Yamaji Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Yasuo Yamaji Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Yasuo Yamaji itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.