| Rikiya Matsuda 松田 力也 | |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Height: | 1.810NaN0 |
| Weight: | 900NaN0 |
| School: | Fushimi Tech High School |
| University: | Teikyo University |
| Position: | Fly-half, Fullback |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kyoto Junior High School |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fushimi Junior High School |
| Amatyears1: | 2013–2017 |
| Amatteam1: | Teikyo University |
| Amatapps1: | 21 |
| Amatpoints1: | 218 |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Sunwolves |
| Apps1: | 10 |
| Points1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2017–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Saitama Wild Knights |
| Apps2: | 70 |
| Points2: | 588 |
| Repyears1: | 2012–2014 |
| Repteam1: | Japan U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 11 |
| Reppoints1: | 90 |
| Repyears2: | 2016– |
| Repteam2: | Japan |
| Repcaps2: | 38 |
| Reppoints2: | 126 |
| Repyears3: | 2023 |
| Repteam3: | Japan XV |
| Repcaps3: | 2 |
| Reppoints3: | 6 |
| Clubupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 21 July 2024 |
is a Japanese professional rugby union player who typically plays as a fly-half. Most recently contracted to the Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights, Matsuda is a free agent. Matsuda also plays for the Japan national team.[1] [2]
Matsuda was a student at Teikyo University in Tokyo and has appeared for them in both the All-Japan University Rugby Championship and the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.[2] After graduating from university he joined the Panasonic Wild Knights in 2017.[3]
In May 2024, following the conclusion of the 2023–24 Japan Rugby League One season, Matsuda departed the Saitama Wild Knights.[4]
Matsuda represented Japan at Under-20 level from 2012 through to 2014, making 7 appearances in total at the World Rugby Under 20 Championships.[5] He made his senior international debut as a replacement in a match against in Vancouver on 11 June 2016. He went on to make two more appearances in the home tests against during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series, coming on as a substitute in the first test in Toyota and then starting in the second in Tokyo.[1]