Makoto_Lavemai

Makoto Lavemai

Makoto Lavemai

Japanese rugby union player

Makoto Lavemai (ラベマイまこと, born Makoto Ebuchi, July 2, 1997) is a Japanese women's rugby union player. She played for Yokogawa Musashino Artemi Stars .[1][2]

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Biography

Lavemai graduated from Fukuoka High School in 2016, and entered Aoyama Gakuin University.[3] She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University in 2020, then joined Toppan Printing.[4] Her husband is also a rugby player, Sione Lavemai.[5]

Rugby career

Lavemai competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[6][7] In 2021, She played in Japan's autumn test match against Ireland in November. They were narrowly defeated 15–12.[8]

Lavemai joined the Brumbies for the 2022 Super W season, along with Sakura Fifteens teammate, Mana Furuta.[9][10] She played against Ireland again in August 2022. Despite a four-point margin at half-time; Ireland managed to make a comeback to outscore Japan by 50 points.[11]

In September 2022, Lavemai started in Japan's historic match against the Black Ferns ahead of the World Cup.[12][13] Japan were trounced 95–12 with the Black Ferns scoring 15 tries.[14][15] She also competed at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[16] She featured in the matches against Canada and Italy in the pool stage.[17][18][19]

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