About Nao Andō
Born 2001. Nao Andō is a Japanese rugby union player.
Nao Ando (born 17 July 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Early life and career Ando started playing rugby at the age of four with the Kamariya Tag Rugby Club in Kanagawa Prefecture. She graduated from Nippon Taiiku Ebara High School in 2020 and then enrolled at Tokyo Ariake University of Health and Medical Sciences, where she studied acupuncture and moxibustion.
Career Ando joined Brave Louve in 2020. In 2021, she was called up to the TID youth team training camp for the 15-a-side women's team.
On May 28, 2023, she earned her first cap for against in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship final.
She featured for the Sakura's during the 2024 Asian Championship.
On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.
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Who is Nao Andō?
Japanese rugby union player
When was Nao Andō born?
Nao Andō was born on 17 July 2001.
What is Nao Andō's occupation?
Nao Andō is a rugby union player.
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Nao Andō is Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nao Andō. https://biography.guide/nao-ando/
MLA: "Nao Andō." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/nao-ando/.
Chicago: "Nao Andō." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/nao-ando/.
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