Hiroki Yamamoto (rugby union)

For footballer, see Hiroki Yamamoto (footballer).

Hiroki Yamamoto (山本浩輝, Yamamoto Hiroki, born 17 November 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a flanker.^[1] He currently plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.^[2][3]

Hiroki Yamamoto

Date of birth	(1992-11-17) 17 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb)
School	Iwami Satoshi Midorikan High School
University	University of Tsukuba
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Toshiba Brave Lupus Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015– Toshiba Brave Lupus 24 (25) Correct as of 21 February 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Japan 5 (15) Correct as of 21 February 2021

Club career

Yamamoto has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus who he joined in 2015.^[2][3][4]

International

Yatabe made his senior international debut in a match against South Korea on April 30, 2016 and featured in 3 more tests against Asian opposition in the spring of 2016 before making a substitute appearance against Scotland in Toyota during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series.^[1]

References

1. "Hiroki Yamamoto ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
2. "Hiroki Yamamoto Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
3. "Hiroki Yamamoto Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
4. "Hiroki Yamamoto itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 20 August 2016.