Akihito Yamada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akihito Yamada | ||
| Born | 26 July 1985 Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Kokura High School | ||
| University | Keio University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Wing | ||
| Current club | Panasonic Wild Knights / Force | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010− | Panasonic Wild Knights | 72 | (325) |
| 2015– | Force | () | |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013− | Japan | 10 | (40) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 February 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Akihito Yamada (山田章仁 Yamada Akihito, born 26 July 1985 in Kyoto) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as an winger for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2] He also plays for Top 14 side the Panasonic Wild Knights in his home country.[3][4]
Career
Yamada has been a prolific try-scorer for the Wild Knights in Japan's Top 14 competition since making his debut during the 2010-11 season. He enjoyed a stand-out year in 2012-13 scoring 20 tries in 14 games to be the league's top scorer.[4]
Ahead of the admission of a Japanese franchise into Super Rugby, Australian sides were permitted to contract one Japanese player per season to aid their development. And so it was that the Perth-based Western Force signed Yamada to a one year contract ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season.[1]
International Career
Yamada made his debut for Japan on 15 November 2013 in a 40-13 victory over Russia in Colwyn Bay, Wales.[5] To date he has scored 8 tries in 10 international matches.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Akihito Yamada Western Force Player Profile". Western Force Rugby. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Force bring in Japan flyer Yamada". ESPN. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Akihito Yamada ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Akihito Yamada itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Japan vs Russia 15 November 2014". ESPN. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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