Otoka Yoshimura
Japan international rugby union player
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Otoka Yoshimura (born 15 May 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
| Born | 15 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
Yoshimura was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.[1] She participated in track and field as a youngster, she began playing rugby for Fukuoka Ladies RFC while in junior high school.[1] After graduating from Tochiku High School in Fukuoka in 2020, she attended Rissho University.[1]
Rugby career
Yoshimura made her international debut for Japan against Ireland on 21 November 2021 in Dublin.[1] In 2022, she was selected in Japan's squad to the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[1][2]
She featured for Japan at the 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship which was hosted by Kazakhstan.[3] She scored a try in the match as the Sakura's defeated hosts, Kazakhstan, 72–0 to win the tournament.[3]
On 28 July 2025, she was named in Japan's squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[4][5]