Yasuo Yamaji
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 February 1985 Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Nagasaki Nanshan High School | ||
| University | Kanagawa University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Current club | Canon Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012− | Canon Eagles | 35 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2016− | Japan | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points 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 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 Tblisi on 12 November 2016.[1]
References
- 1 2 "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.