Ryohei Miki

Rugby player

Ryohei Miki

Date of birth

(1978-03-24) March 24, 1978 (age 46)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight

209 lb (95 kg; 14.9 st)

School

Kyoto Gakuen High School

University

Ryukoku University

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Wing, Centre
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1996-1999	Ryukoku University RFC		()
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2000-2003 2004-2005 2005-2008 2008-2011	Toyota Motors World Co. Honda Sanyo Wild Knights		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1999-2004	Japan	9	(40)
National sevens team
Years	Team		Comps
2001-2006^[1]	Japan 7s		2001-2005

Ryohei Miki (三木亮平, Miki Ryōhei) (born Tokyo,^[2] 24 March 1978) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as wing and as centre.

Career

In 1996, after graduating from Kyoto Gakuen High School, Miki entered Ryukoku University, where he would play the All-Japan University Rugby Championship. He debuted for Japan on 20 August 1999, against Spain. He also took part at the 1999 Rugby World Cup,^[3] but did not play any match in the tournament. In 2000, Miki graduated from Ryukoku University and joined the Toyota Motors club.^[4] A year later, he played for Japan Sevens in the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. In 2004, he moved to World Fighting Bull in the Top League and ended his international career after a disastrous European tour in 2004,^[5] in the match against Wales, at the Millennium Stadium, on 26 November. In 2005, Miki was called up to play for Japan Sevens in the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens^[6] and moved to Honda Heat.^[7] In 2008, he moved to Sanyo Wild Knights.^[8] Miki retired as player in 2011 after playing the season for Panasonic Wild Knights.^[9]