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| Born | 10 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kotomi Taniguchi (谷口琴美 born 10 April 1995) is a Japanese rugby union player, who plays hooker for the Japan women's national rugby union team.
Taniguchi graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in 2018 and joined the Mie Pearls. [1]
On 16 November 2019, she made her international debut for Japan against Italy during their European tour. [1]
In 2022, she was selected for the Japan women's national team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup that was held in New Zealand. [1]
In 2023, she joined the Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars. [1]
On 28 July 2025, she was named in Japan's squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup which will be held in England. [2] [3]
Her father is former rugby union player and referee, Koji Taniguchi. [1]
