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| Born | 24 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kie Tamai (born 24 October 1992) is a former Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Tamai initially played basketball from elementary to high school. [1] In her senior year of high school, she was invited by the rugby coach to try out the sport, and has been playing rugby ever since. [1]
She graduated from Matsusaka High School in 2010 and then entered Kwansei Gakuin University. She joined the university's rugby club with over 100 male members as the only female player. [1] [2]
After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, she worked as an English teacher at a junior high school. [1] After working for a private company, she joined Pasona in 2019.
Tamai joined the newly formed, Mie Pearls, in 2016 while also working as an English teacher at a junior high school. [1] [2]
On 13 July 2019, she earned her first cap for Japan as a starter against Australia during her sides tour of Australia. [3]
In July 2022, she captained Japan in a test match against South Africa. [2] She was subsequently selected in Japan's squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [1] [3]
Tamai joined Ealing Trailfinders in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition in 2023. [1] [3]
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