Miharu Machida
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| Born | 26 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Miharu Machida (born 26 May 2004) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Early life and career
[edit]Machida attended Saga Technical High School and graduated in 2023. While in High school she played in the Under-18 Hanazono Women's 15-a-side team. She enrolled at Japan University of Economics.
Rugby career
[edit]On 27 May 2024, she scored a try during her international debut for Japan against Kazakhstan in the Asia Rugby Championship.[1][2]
In 2025, she started against Kazakhstan and Hong Kong in the Asian Championships.[2] On 28 July, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Japan beat Kazakhstan to secure place at England 2025". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- 1 2 "町田 美陽 | 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 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "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.