Ryō Yamamura

Ryō Yamamura

Yamamura in 2013
Date of birth	(1981-08-09) August 9, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Saga, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb; 18.0 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2021 Yamaha Júbilo 211 (40) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001-2007 Japan 40 (5)

Ryō Yamamura (山村 亮, Yamamura Ryō) (b. 9 August 1981 in Saga, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a prop.

Yamamura had the qualities to become a sumo professional, but preferred rugby instead. He plays for Kanto Gakuin University. He is regularly picked for the Japan national rugby union team. He played one match at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and four matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Clubs

• Kanto Gakuin University
• Yamaha Jubilo

Honours

• 40 caps for Japan national rugby union team, with 1 try scored, 5 points in aggregate.

External links

• (in French) Statistics at itsrugby.fr
• Photo and biography