Manami Mine
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| Born | 11 September 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Manami Mine (born 11 September 2003) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Background
[edit]Mine started playing rugby at Sasebo Rugby School in Nagasaki.[1] She also participated in karate and judo from elementary school through junior high school.[1]
She graduated from Saga Technical High School in 2022 and entered Nippon Sport Science University.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]On 28 May 2023, she earned her first Test cap for Japan against Kazakhstan in the Asia Rugby Championship final.[1]
Mine scored a try in her sides 64–0 thrashing of Kazakhstan in the 2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[2]
On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "峰 愛美 | 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 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Japan beat Kazakhstan to secure place at England 2025". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "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.