Ayumu Kokaji
Ayumu Kokaji is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Background
Kokaji started playing rugby at the age of four and graduated from Sakai Rugby School. After graduating from Annan Gakuen High School in 2019, she enrolled at Morinomiya Medical College. Her older brother Yuta, plays Prop for the Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in the Japan Rugby League One competition.Rugby career
On 19 July 2019, she earned her first Test cap for against during their Australian tour. She originally played in the backs but switched to the forwards at the recommendation of Head coach, Lesley McKenzie.Kokaji joined Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix in 2021. She missed selection for the delayed Rugby World Cup that was held in New Zealand in 2022 due to injury. She was part of the Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix side that won the 10th National Women's Rugby Football Championship in 2024.
On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.