Akihito Yamada
| Date of birth | 26 July 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kokura High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Keio University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing | ||
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| Current team | Panasonic Wild Knights | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2010–present | Panasonic Wild Knights | 85 | (375) |
| 2015 | Force | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Sunwolves | 10 | (45) |
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Correct as of 15 January 2017
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2013–present | Japan | 22 | (90) |
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Correct as of 10 June 2017
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Akihito Yamada (山田章仁? Yamada Akihito, born 26 July 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a winger. He also plays for Top League side the Panasonic Wild Knights in his home country.
Yamada has been a prolific try-scorer for the Wild Knights in Japan's Top 14 competition since making his debut during the 2010-11 season. He enjoyed a stand-out year in 2012-13 scoring 20 tries in 14 games to be the league's top scorer.
Ahead of the admission of a Japanese franchise into Super Rugby, Australian sides were permitted to contract one Japanese player per season to aid their development. And so it was that the Perth-based Western Force signed Yamada to a one-year contract ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season.
Yamada made his debut for Japan on 15 November 2013 in a 40-13 victory over Russia in Colwyn Bay, Wales. To date he has scored 8 tries in 10 international matches.
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