Ryohei Yamanaka

Ryohei Yamanaka

Personal information
Born	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. "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.