Arisa Nishi

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Arisa Nishi
Date of birth (2004-05-29) 29 May 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Osaka Prefecture, Japan [1]
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025–Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2 (5)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2023–PresentFlag of Japan.svg  Japan

Arisa Nishi (born 29 May 2004) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Rugby career

Nishi made her international sevens debut for Japan at the Dubai leg of the 2023–24 SVNS tournament. [2] She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3] [4]

She was selected in the Sakura fifteens squad for their tour to the United States in April 2025. [5] She made her international fifteens debut against Kazakhstan on 25 May at the Asia Rugby Women's Championship in Fukuoka. [6]

References

  1. "NISHI Arisa". Olympic Games (Official Site). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  2. "NISHI Arisa – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  4. "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  5. "Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for USA Tour". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  6. "Match Preview - Japan vs Kazakhstan AREWC 2025". RugbyAsia247. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-05-26.