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| Born | 6 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Komachi Imakugi (born 6 January 2002) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Imakugi played tag rugby in elementary school, she started playing rugby at Otowa Junior High School. [1] She played club rugby for Kyoto Joinus. [1] She graduated from Iwamichisuikan High School in 2020, she then entered Rissho University.
On 13 July 2019, she made her international debut for Japan against Australia in their Australian tour. [1] She was still in her third year of High School when she earned her first cap. [1] She got her second cap in the last game of the two-test series, Australia won both games. [2]
In August 2022, Ireland toured Japan in a two-test series. [3] She scored a try in the first test despite her side being trounced 57–22. [3] She also featured in the second test which Japan won after defeating Ireland 29–10. [4] [5] Imakugi was selected for Japan's squad to the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup that was held in New Zealand. [6] [7] She scored a try and kicked the conversion against the United States in their pool match, Japan lost 30–17. [1] [8]
In April 2025, she played her 30th test against the United States at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles. [9] On 28 July, she was named in the Sakura's squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [10] [11]