Ryohei Yamanaka

Ryohei Yamanaka
Personal information
Born (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988
Osaka, Japan
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended Tokai High School
University Waseda University
Club information
Playing position Fly-Half / Centre
Current club Kobelco Steelers / Sunwolves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2013− Kobelco Steelers 22 (112)
2016– Sunwolves ()
Representative team(s)‡
2010− Japan 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 December 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 December 2015.

Ryohei Yamanaka (山中亮平 Yamanaka Ryohei, born 22 June 1988 in Osaka) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre.[1][2]

In his home country he plays for the Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers whom he joined in 2013.[3][4] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[5] Yamanaka is a Japanese international who debuted against the Arabian Gulf in 2010, but did not make the squad for either the 2011 or 2015 Rugby World Cups.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ryohei Yamanaka ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ryohei Yamanaka Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ryohei Yamanaka Kobelco Steelers Player Profile". Kobelco Steelers (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ryohei Yamanaka itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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