Yui Shiozaki
| Born | 31 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Background
Shiozaki began playing rugby in second grade.[1] She attended Kitanakano Junior High School, and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School in 2016.[1] She entered Keio University where she later graduated in 2020.
Rugby career
In 2017, in a warm-up match against Wales, she scored her sides seventh try in their 52–10 victory at Ystrad Mynach.[2][3] She was selected for the Japanese squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "東京アスリート認定選手・インタビュー（１）塩崎優衣選手(中野区) ラグビーフットボール (2016/8/10)｜スポーツTOKYOインフォメーション". スポーツTOKYOインフォメーション (in Japanese). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Japan teach Wales youngsters a lesson". Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Japan continue to impress ahead of World Cup". www.world.rugby. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "WRWC2017: Japan Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Japan Rugby Football Union. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Top Eight The Goal For Determined Japan | Women's Rugby World Cup". Asia Rugby. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.