Super Rugby - Sunwolves v Stormers - National Stadium, Singapore 14/05/16 Sunwolves' Akihito Yamada in action against Stomers' players. REUTERS/Edgar Su
(Reuters) - Wingers Akihito Yamada and Yoshikazu Fujita, who both played a part in Japan's stunning rugby World Cup campaign last year, have been omitted dropped from the country's rugby sevens squad for the Rio Olympics, the JRFU said on Sunday.
Yamada had seen limited playing time with the sevens squad under head coach Tomohiro Segawa, and a calf injury sustained late last month interrupted the Sunwolves player's training ahead of the squad selection for the Olympics.
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