Maiko Fujimoto
| 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
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
- ^ "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) - ^ a b "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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