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| Date of birth | 21 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup's.
Early life
[edit]Nagata was born in Kokurakita-ku, Fukuoka. She attended Moji Gakuen High School and graduated in 2017. She then entered Rissho University which she graduated from in 2021.
Rugby career
[edit]In July 2017, she was selected for the Japan women's rugby team for the Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
In 2022, she competed for the Japan women's national team at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Nagata also participated in the two-test series against the United States in August 2024.[1] She subsequently captained the Sakura fifteens at the 2024 WXV 2 tournament in South Africa.[2]
In 2025, she was named in the Sakura fifteens squad for their tour to the United States.[3] She eventually led her side in their 39–33 victory over the Eagles in Los Angeles on 26 April.[4][5]
On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sakura Fifteen Take Two-Test Series Down to the Wire Against USA". Japan Rugby Football Union. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Rotich, Judy (10 October 2024). "Japan Targets First WXV2 Rugby Win Against Wales". Rugby On SI. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for USA Tour". Japan Rugby Football Union. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen Team Announced for USA Eagles Clash". Japan Rugby Football Union. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen Defeat USA Eagles in LA Epic". Japan Rugby Football Union. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Japan announce squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Sakura Fifteen Rugby World Cup Squad Announced". Japan Rugby Football Union. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.