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| Born | 18 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jennifer Nduka (born 18 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Early life and career
[edit]Nduka was born to a Nigerian father and a Japanese mother.[1] Her brothers, Boniface and Charles Nduka, are both football players.[1][2]
She graduated from Shohei High School in 2019 and entered Ryutsu Keizai University. She played basketball until high school and participated in the Winter Cup.[1][2] She graduated from Ryutsu Keizai University in 2023.
Rugby career
[edit]Nduka joined the Hokkaido Barbarians Diana in 2023, and on 16 September, she made her Test debut for Japan against Fiji.[2][3]
On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[4][5] In the Sakura's final pool game against Spain, she scored the last try in her sides first pool match win in 31 years.[6][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "兄はJ2水戸で活躍 女子15人制代表候補ンドカ・ジェニファ「高みを目指す」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- 1 2 3 "ンドカ ジェニファ | ラグビー女子日本代表選手名鑑 | 日本代表 | ラグビー | J SPORTS【公式】". www.jsports.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ "Japan Sakura Fifteen Look To Close Out Taiyo Seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2023 Against Fiji". RugbyAsia247. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Niumata, Foster (2025-09-07). "Japan secures first pool match win in 31 years at Women's Rugby World Cup". The Morning Sun. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ Wheeler, Grace (2025-09-07). "Japan 29-21 Spain: Japan finish Women's Rugby World Cup on high". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-10-18.