Ryohei Yamanaka

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Ryohei Yamanaka
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Date of birth (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb)
School Tokai High School
University Waseda University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Centre / Fly-half
Current team Kobelco Steelers
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–present Kobelco Steelers 72 (321)
2016–2018 Sunwolves 18 (5)
Correct as of 21 February 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Japan U20 3 (4)
2010–present Japan 18 (53)
Correct as of 21 February 2021

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

In 2011, Yamanaka received a 2 year ban from the IRB for rubbing a cream on his upper lip - in an attempt to promote moustache growth - which contained a banned steroid, either methyltestosterone or methandriol. [3]

In his home country he plays for the Kobelco Steelers whom he joined in 2013. [4] [5] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. [6] 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]

On 19 September 2023, Yamanaka was called up to Japan's Rugby World Cup squad as an injury replacement for Semisi Masirewa. [7] [8]

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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. ↑ "Japan's Ryohei Yamanaka banned for two years over drug use despite moustache claims". The Telegraph. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ryohei Yamanaka Kobelco Steelers Player Profile". Kobelco Steelers (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ryohei Yamanaka itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "UPDATED: Yamanaka replaces injured Masirewa In Japan squad". Rugby World Cup. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ryohei Yamanaka Called into World Cup Squad as Injury Replacement". Japan Rugby Football Union. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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