Yu Tamura

For footballer, see Yu Tamura (footballer).

Yu Tamura (田村 優, Tamura Yū; born 9 January 1989) is a Japanese rugby union player.^[1] Tamura currently plays for the Canon Eagles rugby team. His regular playing positions are fly-half and Centre.

Yu Tamura

Tamura during a meeting with Shinzo Abe, December 2019
Date of birth	(1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School	Kokugakuin Tochigi Junior College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre Current team Canon Eagles Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2017 NEC Green Rockets 76 (445) 2016–2019 Sunwolves 31 (81) 2017– Canon Eagles 27 (118) Correct as of 20 February 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– Japan 70 (273) Correct as of 20 February 2021

Education

Tamura studied at Meiji University.^[2]

Playing career

Tamura plays for the Sunwolves and the Canon Eagles.^[3] He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup^[4] and the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.