Makiko Tomita

Makiko Tomita

Date of birth	(1991-08-02) August 2, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Okayama, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010  Japan 4 (5) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2010  Japan
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Japan Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team competition

Makiko Tomita in 2018

Makiko Tomita (冨田 真紀子, Tomita Makiko, born August 2, 1991) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She represented Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and competed at the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

Early career

Tomita studied at Waseda University in the School of International Liberal Studies in Japan.[1][2]

Rugby career

Sevens

Tomita competed at the 2010 Asian Games in China.[3] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team.[4][5][6]

XVs

Tomita was named in the Japanese squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup. She was cited for a dangerous tackle in their match against France.[7][8] After she returned from a three-match suspension, she helped the Sakura XVs beat Hong Kong in their final World Cup match.[9][10]

In 2021, she had a stint with French club Lons Section Paloise; she became the first Japanese to compete in the Élite 1 competition.[11][12]

References

1. "Women's rugby has given me a chance to leap into the world!". www.waseda.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
2. "2nd Olympic and Paralympic Games send-off ceremony". Waseda University. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
3. "Makiko's mission for women' s rugby in Japan". en.olympic.cn. 2010-11-24. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
4. "TOMITA Makiko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
5. "Sakura Sevens squad revealed for Rio Games". The Japan Times Online. 2016-07-16. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
6. "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
7. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
8. "#WRWC2017 France v Japan | Asia Rugby". Asia Rugby. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
9. "Japan Finish Ireland 2017 On A High With Victory Over Asian Rivals Hong Kong". Asia Rugby. 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
10. Agars, Sam (2017-08-26). "Hong Kong still positive as 44-5 loss to Japan marks end of World Cup". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
11. "Rugby : Makiko Tomita, l'internationale japonaise devenue Béarnaise d'adoption". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
12. Galinier, Simon (2021-09-15). "Rugby féminin. Première en France, une joueuse japonaise s'engage à Lons !". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-27.

External links

• Japan Player Profile
• Makiko Tomita at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)