Nijiho Nagata

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Nijiho Nagata
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 23)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Auckland Storm 6 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024 Blues Women 6 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021–Present  Japan 13 (0)

Nijiho Nagata ( 永田虹歩 born 6 December 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player, who plays hooker for the Japan women's national rugby union team.[1]

Rugby career

In November 2021, she scored the first try that helped the Sakura's lead Scotland at halftime; however a late Scottish comeback saw her side lose 36–12.[2][3] She competed at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[4]

2023

She featured for Japan in the 2023 Asia Rugby Championship.[5] She played for International Budo University and previously played for Auckland Storm in the Farah Palmer Cup.[6]

In September 2023, she was named as a reserve in the test against Fiji in Japan.[7] At the inaugural 2023 WXV 2 tournament, she scored Japan's only try in their defeat to Scotland.[8]

2024

In 2024, Nagata joined the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition as an injury cover for Esther Faiaoga-Tilo.[6][9] She was named in the Sakura XVs side for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship.[10][11] She scored a try in the final 10 minutes of the game to help her side beat Hong Kong China.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup USA Women vs Japan Women Rugby Union fixture | USA Eagles". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  2. ^ "Scotland rally from half-time deficit to defeat 14-woman Japan". www.rugbypass.com. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ^ "Scotland overwhelm Japan in autumn Test". BBC Sport. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  4. ^ World, Rugby (2022-10-22). "Japan Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 8-21 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. ^ rugbyasia247 (2023-09-15). "Japan Sakura Fifteen Look To Close Out Taiyo Seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2023 Against Fiji". RugbyAsia247. Retrieved 2023-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b "NAGATA JOINS nib BLUES". Blues Rugby. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  7. ^ "Japan Sakura Fifteen Look To Close Out Taiyo Seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2023 Against Fiji". RugbyAsia247. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  8. ^ "WXV2: Scotland beat Japan 38-7 to retain hopes of winning title". BBC Sport. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  9. ^ Goile, Aaron (2024-03-09). "'So proud': Japan captain's groundbreaking Super Rugby Aupiki move". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  10. ^ "Sakura Fifteen's 26-member squad". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  11. ^ "Japan Squad Announced for Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2024". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  12. ^ "Japan overcome Hong Kong China challenge on road to England 2025". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

External links

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