Yasuo Yamaji

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Yasuo Yamaji
Date of birth (1985-02-20) 20 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
SchoolNagasaki Nanshan High School
University Kanagawa University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012−2020 Canon Eagles 41 (0)
2017–present Sunwolves 0 (0)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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