is a
Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a
loose forward.
He currently plays for the in
Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...
and
Yamaha Júbilo in Japan's domestic
Top League.
Club career
Mimura signed for Yamaha Júbilo ahead of the
2011-12 Top League season and instantly became a regular starter for his new side. He has made over 60 appearances in Japan's Top League.
International
Mimura was one of several Yamaha Júbilo players who received their first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the
2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals The 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals, also known as the ''2016 Autumn Internationals'' in the Northern Hemisphere, were a series of international rugby union matches predominantly played between the visiting Southern Hemisphere countries: ...
. He debuted in the number 7 jersey in new head coach,
Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to .
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mimura, Yuhimaru
1989 births
Living people
Japanese rugby union players
Japan international rugby union players
Rugby union number eights
Rugby union flankers
Shizuoka Blue Revs players
Sportspeople from Tochigi Prefecture
Meiji University alumni
Sunwolves players