Maiko Fujimoto
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| Born | 4 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maiko Fujimoto (born 4 December 1991) is a former Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Rugby career
[edit]After graduating from Kiso Seiho High School and Chukyo University, she joined Yokohama TKM.
In 2017, she was selected in Japan's squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[1][2]
She had a stint playing for Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2018.[3] She also played club rugby for Ponsonby.[3]
In 2019, during the Sakura's tour of Australia, she scored her sides only try in the first of a two-test series in Newcastle.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Top Eight The Goal For Determined Japan | Women's Rugby World Cup". Asia Rugby. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "「女子ラグビーワールドカップ2017 アイルランド大会」女子日本代表メンバー及び遠征スケジュール｜日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Storm to front the heat of the Volcanix | Auckland Rugby Union". www.sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Buildcorp Wallaroos defeat Japan in opening Test match in Newcastle". australia.rugby. 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Worthington, Sam (2019-07-13). "History made as Wallaroos outclass Japan". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
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