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Iroha Nagata

Nagata in 2023, after Japan's test against Italy
Date of birth	(1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 26)
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Arukas Queen Kumagaya (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–Present  Japan 34 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps  Japan 15
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Japan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Team

Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player.

Early life

Nagata was born in Kokurakita-ku, Fukuoka. She attended Moji Gakuen High School and graduated in 2017. She then entered Rissho University which she graduated from in 2021.

Rugby career

In July 2017, she was selected for the Japan women's rugby team for the Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

In 2022, she competed for the Japan women's national team at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Nagata also participated in the two-test series against the United States in August 2024. She subsequently captained the Sakura fifteens at the 2024 WXV 2 tournament in South Africa.

References

1. "Sakura Fifteen Take Two-Test Series Down to the Wire Against USA". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
2. Rotich, Judy (2024-10-10). "Japan Targets First WXV2 Rugby Win Against Wales". Rugby On SI. Retrieved 2024-10-11.

• Living people
• 1998 births
• Japanese rugby sevens players
• Japanese female rugby union players
• Japan international women's rugby sevens players
• Japan women's international rugby union players
• Asian Games medalists in rugby union
• Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
• Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
• 21st-century Japanese sportswomen