About Kie Tamai
Born 1992. Kie Tamai is a Japanese rugby union player.
Kie Tamai (born 24 October 1992) is a former Japanese rugby union player. She competed for at the 2021 Rugby World Cup. Early life and career Tamai initially played basketball from elementary to high school. In her senior year of high school, she was invited by the rugby coach to try out the sport, and has been playing rugby ever since.
After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, she worked as an English teacher at a junior high school.
In July 2022, she captained Japan in a test match against . She was subsequently selected in Japan's squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Tamai joined Ealing Trailfinders in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition in 2023.
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Who is Kie Tamai?
Japanese rugby union player
When was Kie Tamai born?
Kie Tamai was born in 1992 in Matsusaka.
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Kie Tamai is a rugby union player.
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Kie Tamai is Japanese.
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