Ryohei Yamanaka rugby player
Ryohei Yamanaka rugby player

Ryohei Yamanaka

22nd Jun 1988 1.88m/98kg Fullback

JPN eve of match (v ARG): assistant coach Mitchell, Leitch, Yamanaka

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

John Mitchell, defence coach On Argentina’s winning record and what Japan need to do to get the win:  “Argentina are a very organised, committed, defensive side. I think they are very...

Match Preview: Japan v Argentina

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The equation is simple for both sides at Nantes on Saturday. Victory equals quarter-final qualification and a match next Saturday against the winner of Pool C in Marseille. The consequences of a defeat...

Fifita in for Naikabula on the wing - Japan name team to play Argentina

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has announced his squad to face Argentina in Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Sunday 8 October. Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his matchday 23 to face Argentina...

Yamanaka back and ready to rock with Brave Blossoms at World Cup

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ryohei Yamanaka trained with the Japan Rugby World Cup squad for the first time Wednesday in Monaco following his call-up to replace Semisi Masirewa.   Masirewa hobbled off the field in the seventh...

Japan name squad for RWC warm up games

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie Joseph has named his Japan squad that will take him through the upcoming tests and RWC warm up games. The 36-member Brave Blossoms Squad will be supplemented by a 10-member Wider Training Squad...

Jamie Joseph names Japan squad for England and France tests

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan Head Coach Jamie Joseph has announced the 40-member Squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series.     The squad left Japan on Wednesday and will face the likes of England and France...

Jamie Joseph names Japan team to face the All Blacks

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan Head Coach Jamie Joseph has announced the Brave Blossoms team to take on the All Blacks this Saturday, October 14 at Japan’s National Stadium in Tokyo.      The match will...

JAPAN v FRANCE: Preview, Stats, Facts and Lineups

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan host France in Aichi on Saturday in what is just the fourth official meeting between the two sides since 1973.   The sides have met on 10 occasions, although France did not award...

Japan Rugby League One Wrap

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round two of the Japan Rugby League One is done and dusted with Canon Eagles and Suntory claiming big wins.   Two games were called off this weekend with Black Rams claiming a bonus-point...

Test Stars Light Up The Opening Round Of The Top League

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Suntory Sungoliath and Panasonic Wild Knights lead the way in their respective conferences after the opening round of the Top League.   Panasonic claimed a comprehensive 55-14 victory over Ricoh...