Mizuho Kataoka Explained

Birth Place:	Tokyo
Height:	1.59 m
Weight:	67 kg
Ru Position:	Hooker
Ru Provinceyears1:	2023
Ru Province1:	Auckland Storm
Ru Provinceapps1:	8
Ru Provincepoints1:	5
Repyears1:	2014–

Mizuho Kataoka (片岡瑞帆, born 11 October 1994) is a Japanese women's rugby union player.^[1] She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup .

Early career

She started playing rugby in high school. After graduating from Shiba Commercial High School in 2013, she entered Nippon Sport Science University. In 2015, she was appointed captain of the women's team at Nippon Sport Science University.^[2]

Rugby career

She competed at the 2014, 2016, and the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship's.^{[3] [4]} In 2017, she was named in Japan's squad for the Rugby World Cup in Ireland.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In 2023, Kataoka had a stint with the Auckland Storm in the Farah Palmer Cup competition.^[9]

References

1. Web site: 片岡瑞帆 Player Profiles . 2022-12-04 . Japan Rugby Football Union . en.
2. Web site: 日本体育大学ラグビー部女子 I 選手紹介 . 2022-12-04 . wrfc . ja.
3. Web site: 2014-05-18 . Asian 4 Nations: Seven try win for Japan . 2022-12-04 . Scrum Queens . en.
4. Web site: Japan Women vs Hong Kong Women - Commentary - Women's Rugby World Cup 2018 - 26 Aug, 2017 - ESPN . 2022-12-04 . ESPN.com . en.
5. Web site: Rugby . Asia . 2017-08-01 . Top Eight The Goal For Determined Japan Women's Rugby World Cup . 2022-12-04 . Asia Rugby . en-US.
6. Web site: 2017-09-01 . Top eight the goal for determined Japan . 2022-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170901024907/http://www.rwcwomens.com//news/268438 . 2017-09-01 .
7. Web site: 2017-06-11 . Japan teach Wales youngsters a lesson - Welsh Rugby Union . 2022-12-04 . Welsh Rugby Union Wales & Regions . en-GB.
8. Web site: djcoilrugby . 2017-08-09 . France dominates Japan to Open Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 . 2022-12-04 . djcoilrugby . en-US.
9. Web site: 2023-07-03 . 2023 Auckland Storm Squad Announced . 2024-05-27 . www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.