Mizuho Kataoka


Mizuho Kataoka is a Japanese women's rugby union player. 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.

Rugby career

She competed at the 2014, 2016, and the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship's. In 2017, she was named in Japan's squad for the Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
In 2023, Kataoka had a stint with the Auckland Storm in the Farah Palmer Cup competition.