Minori Yamamoto (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 9 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tokai University Sagami High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nippon Sport Science University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minori Yamamoto (山本実 born 9 December 1996) is a Japanese rugby union and rugby sevens player. She plays fly-half for the Japan women's national rugby union team and for Sale Sharks Women in Premiership Women's Ruby[1]
Career[edit]
Yamamoto competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] She played for MIE Pearls.[3] She later played for Worcester Warriors Women in 2021.[1][4][5][6][7]
Yamamoto also competed for Japan at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup that was held in New Zealand.[8][9][10][11]
On 8 December 2023 Sale Sharks Women announced that Yamamoto had signed for the club following the withdrawal of Worcester Warriors Women from the league.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "山本 実 | ラグビー女子日本代表選手名鑑 | J SPORTS【公式】". www.jsports.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Irish Rugby | Ireland Women Finish Strongly To Win Trial Game Against Japan". Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "ＰＥＡＲＬＳ（パールズ）". mie-pearls.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Warriors Women 5 Chiefs Women 57". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Tomas, Fiona (2021-12-03). "Why the Premier 15s has become the leading domestic league for overseas players". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Report: Worcester Warriors Women 12-14 Bristol Bears Women". Bristol Bears. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Minori Yamamoto - Fly-half". warriors.co.uk.
- ^ World, Rugby (2022-10-22). "Japan Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 8-21 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ women.rugby. "Japan see off nearest rivals in World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini | Women in Rugby | women.rugby". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Malin, Ian (2021-09-03). "Head injury checks for women's rugby season leading up to World Cup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "RWC 2022 – USA vs Japan – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "𝙒𝙀𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙀 #𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙆𝙎𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-12-08.