Yui Shiozaki

Yui Shiozaki

Born	(1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 27)
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix International career Years Team Apps (Points) Japan

Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Background

Shiozaki began playing rugby in second grade. ^[1] She attended Kitanakano Junior High School, and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School in 2016. ^[1] She entered Keio University where she later graduated in 2020.

Rugby career

In 2017, in a warm-up match against Wales, she scored her sides seventh try in their 52–10 victory at Ystrad Mynach. ^{[2] [3]} She was selected for the Japanese squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "東京アスリート認定選手・インタビュー（１）塩崎優衣選手(中野区) ラグビーフットボール (2016/8/10)｜スポーツTOKYOインフォメーション". スポーツTOKYOインフォメーション (in Japanese). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
2. "Japan teach Wales youngsters a lesson". Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
3. "Japan continue to impress ahead of World Cup". www.world.rugby. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
4. "WRWC2017: Japan Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Japan Rugby Football Union. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
5. "Top Eight The Goal For Determined Japan | Women's Rugby World Cup". Asia Rugby. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2026.