| Super Rugby: | Japan Sunwolves | |
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| Worth: | $80,000 |
Akihito Yamada (????, Yamada Akihito?, born 26 July 1985 in Kyoto) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as an winger for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition. He also plays for Top 14 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.
| Round | Score | TR | CO | PG | WH | TA | LB | YC | RC | FG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season: 2016 | ||||||||||
| (Average) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 14 (Round 14) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season: 2015 | ||||||||||
| (Average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |