(b. 9 August 1981 in
Saga, Japan
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasa ...
) is a Japanese
rugby union player. He plays as a prop.
Yamamura had the qualities to become a
sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...
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
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and four matches at the
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 2 ...
.
Clubs
*
Kanto Gakuin University
*
Yamaha Jubilo
Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly the Yamaha Júbilo) are a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004–05). They were coached by former ...
Honours
* 40 caps for
Japan national rugby union team, with 1 try scored, 5 points in aggregate.
External links
*
Statistics at itsrugby.fr
Japanese rugby union players
Rugby union props
1981 births
Living people
Kanto Gakuin University alumni
Japan international rugby union players
Shizuoka Blue Revs players
2007 Rugby World Cup players
2003 Rugby World Cup players
Sportspeople from Saga Prefecture
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