Yasuo Yamaji

Yasuo Yamaji
Date of birth (1985-02-20) 20 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birthTokyo, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
SchoolNagasaki Nanshan High School
UniversityKanagawa University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Sunwolves / Canon Eagles
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012− Canon Eagles 41 (0)
2017–present Sunwolves 0 (0)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016− Japan 1 (0)
Correct as of 13 November 2016

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]

Club career

A 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

At 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

  1. ^ a b "Yasuo Yamaji ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Yasuo Yamaji Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Yasuo Yamaji Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Yasuo Yamaji itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.