Date of birth | 6 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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Date of birth | 6 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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