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Japan women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see Japan national rugby sevens team.
Japan
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Sakura Sevens
Coach(es)Keiko Asami
Captain(s)Chiharu Nakamura
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances2 (First in 2009)
Best result13th place (2009, 2013)
Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The Japan women's national rugby sevens team has competed in competitions such as the Hong Kong Women's Sevens.

In 2012-13 they played two World Series tournaments, resulting 13th in China. In the 2013–14 season they resulted 7th at São Paulo and 8th at Atlanta. They were not invited to any World Series tournament in 2014–15. Japan played the full 2015–16 World Series, with a best result of 9th at the Dubai Sevens, and finished 11th in the overall standings.

Japan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the 2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships.[1] The team won over Kenya but lost twice to Brazil, finishing 10th in the tournament. In 2021, the Sakura's lost all of their five games and finished last at the 2020 Olympics.[2]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Japan

Women's Sevens Series

Japan qualified for the 2017-18 World Rugby Women's Sevens by defeating South Africa in the finals of the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.[3]

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Placement round 10th 5 1 4 0
Japan 2020 11th Place Playoff 12th 5 0 5 0
France 2024 9th Place Playoff 9th 5 3 2 0
Total 0 Titles 3/3 15 4 11 0

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 0 4 0
Russia 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 0 4 0
United States 2018 Challenge Trophy 10th 2 0 2 0
South Africa 2022 Challenge Trophy 9th 4 3 1 0
Total 0 Titles 4/4 14 3 11 0

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Results

  1. 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
  2. 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
  3. 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  4. 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  5. 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  6. 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  7. 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  8. 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  9. 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  10. 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
  11. 2023–24 SVNS

Players

Current squad

2023–24 Series
Player Date of birth (age) Matches Points
Sakura Mizutani (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 21) 54 40
Emii Tanaka (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 25) 45 42
Arisa Nishi (2004-05-29) 29 May 2004 (age 20) 4 10
Seika Ohashi (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20) 3 0
Mayu Yoshino (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23) 21 5
Raichelmiyo Bativakalolo (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27) 52 80
Fumio Ohtake (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 58 75
Mio Yamanaka (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29) 56 42
Hanako Utsumi (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24) 15 14
Sakurako Yazaki (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20) 4 5
Wakaba Hara (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) 65 230
Yukino Tsujisaki (1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 30) 26 30
Chiharu Nakamura (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 36) 169 225

Olympic squads

References

  1. ^ "Sakura Sevens qualify for Rio Olympics". JRFU.org. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Rugby Sevens Results: How did the Asian Teams do?". RugbyAsia247. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ^ worldrugby.org. "Japan secure core place on women's series". Retrieved 2017-04-07.
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