Shione Nakayama
Japan international rugby union player
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Shione Nakayama (born 18 January 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Born18 January 1999
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Position(s)
Wing, Center
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Career
Nakayama graduated from Miyazaki Kita High School in 2013 and then enrolled at Nippon Sport Science University.[1]
On 8 May 2016, she made her Test debut for Japan against Hong Kong in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[1]
Nakayama graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in 2017 and joined Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars.
In 2022, she was selected in Japan's squad to the delayed Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[2][3]