Seina Saito
| Date of birth | 30 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seina Saito (born 30 May 1992) is a Japanese rugby union and rugby sevens player. She plays flanker for the Japan women's national rugby union team. She competed at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Career[edit]
In 2015, she had a short stint in Christchurch as part of an International Rugby Programme where she played for Canterbury University.[1] She competed at the 2016 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[2] She later captained the Japanese squad to the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[3][4][1]
Saito scored a try for Japan in their historic clash against the Black Ferns at Eden Park ahead of the World Cup in 2022.[1] She competed at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup that was held in New Zealand.[5]
Saito played for MIE Pearls.[6] On 28 November 2023, it was revealed that she had signed with the Chiefs Manawa for the 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Goile, Aaron (2024-03-09). "'So proud': Japan captain's groundbreaking Super Rugby Aupiki move". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Womens Championship 2016". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "Japan Women team announcement v Italy". ultimaterugby.com. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Seina Saito, our employee, will appear in the Rugby World Cup" (PDF). sws.co.jp.
- ^ "Japan Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 8-21 Italy". Rugby World. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "ＰＥＡＲＬＳ（パールズ）". mie-pearls.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Chiefs Manawa squad announced for 2024". Chiefs. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Sky Super Rugby Aupiki squads locked in for 2024". superrugby.co.nz. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-22.