Yuki Ito (rugby union)
| Born | 24 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuki Ito (born 24 October 1996) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Early life and career
Ito began practicing judo at the age of four, and also took part in classical ballet and gymnastics.[1] She participated in judo until junior high school.[1] After graduating from Chikushi High School in 2015, she entered Nippon Sport Science University.[2]
In 2015, she represented Japan's under-20 women's sevens team at the Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Series tournament in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.[2][3]
Rugby career
She competed for Japan in the 2017 Rugby World Cup qualification rounds for Asia and Oceania in 2016.[1]
Ito joined Mie Pearls after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in 2019.
In 2022, she was selected for the Japanese squad to the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[4][5]
Personal life
Her younger brother, Daisuke, is also a rugby player.[6] She joined the Administration Division at Sumitomo Wiring Systems in 2019.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Special Talk Session Striving to Achieve Success in the Global Arena Athletes of the Sumitomo Electric Group". sumitomoelectric.com. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "2015年度 U20女子セブンズ日本代表候補メンバー・合宿スケジュール｜日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ラグビーリパブリック". rugby-rp.com (in Japanese). 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "（10月16日更新) 女子日本代表ニュージーランド遠征メンバーのお知らせ｜日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rugby World Cup 2021: Find out who will be playing in New Zealand as squads are named". Women's and Men's Rugby World Cup. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "「仲間と運に恵まれた」 桐蔭学園・主将伊藤大に両親声援 | スポーツ". カナロコ by 神奈川新聞 (in Japanese). 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
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