Ryō Yamamura

Ryō Yamamura
	Yamamura in 2013
Born	9 August 1981; Saga, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb; 18.0 st)
Rugby union career
Position
Position	Prop
Senior career
Years	Team
2004–2021	Yamaha Júbilo
International career
Years	Team
2001-2007	Japan

Ryō Yamamura (山村亮, Yamamura Ryō; born 9 August 1981 in Saga, Japan) is a Japanese former rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop. Yamamura had 39 caps for the Japan national rugby union team,^[1] and played professionally in the Rugby Top League.^[2] Since retiring as a player he has coached teams including Kurita Water Gash Akishima, the Japan U20 squad, and Kubota Spears.^[3]^[1]

Yamamura had the qualities to become a sumo professional, but preferred rugby instead. He played for Kanto Gakuin University. He was 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

Honours

39 caps for Japan national rugby union team, with 1 try scored, 5 points in aggregate.
On 16 December 2016, Yamamura had his 150th appearance in the Rugby Top League.^[2] By the end of his professional career, he had 173 caps for Yamaha Jubilo.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "山村亮アシスタントコーチ就任のお知らせ". Kubota Spears (in Japanese). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
1 2 "山村亮選手（ヤマハ発動機）、「リーグ戦150試合出場」達成". TOP LEAGUE (in Japanese). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
↑ "クリタFW、プレシーズンマッチで釜石FWを圧倒。元日本代表PR山村亮コーチの指導も浸透。". Rugby Republic (in Japanese). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2026.

External links

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

[:0-1] 1 2 3 "山村亮アシスタントコーチ就任のお知らせ". Kubota Spears (in Japanese). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[:1-2] 1 2 "山村亮選手（ヤマハ発動機）、「リーグ戦150試合出場」達成". TOP LEAGUE (in Japanese). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

[3] "クリタFW、プレシーズンマッチで釜石FWを圧倒。元日本代表PR山村亮コーチの指導も浸透。". Rugby Republic (in Japanese). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2026.

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