Japan women's national rugby sevens team

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Union Japan Rugby Football Union
NicknameSakura Sevens
Coach Keiko Asami
Captain Chiharu Nakamura
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Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances2 (First in 2009 )
Best result13th place (2009, 2013)
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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.

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In 2012-13 they played two World Series tournaments, placing 13th in China. In the 2013–14 season they placed 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

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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
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Placement round10th5140
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 11th Place Playoff12th5050
Flag of France.svg 2024 9th Place Playoff9th5320
Total0 Titles3/3154110

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 Bowl Quarterfinalists13th4040
Flag of Russia.svg 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalists13th4040
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Challenge Trophy10th2020
Flag of South Africa.svg 2022 Challenge Trophy9th4310
Total0 Titles4/4143110

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
PlayerDate of birth (age)MatchesPoints
Sakura Mizutani 13 December 2003 (age 21)5440
Emii Tanaka 19 October 1999 (age 26)4542
Arisa Nishi 29 May 2004 (age 21)410
Seika Ohashi 22 May 2004 (age 21)30
Mayu Yoshino 23 June 2001 (age 24)215
Raichelmiyo Bativakalolo 18 September 1997 (age 28)5280
Fumio Ohtake 2 February 1999 (age 26)5875
Mio Yamanaka 27 October 1995 (age 30)5642
Hanako Utsumi 16 March 2000 (age 25)1514
Sakurako Yazaki 19 January 2004 (age 21)45
Wakaba Hara 6 January 2000 (age 25)65230
Yukino Tsujisaki 21 June 1994 (age 31)2630
Chiharu Nakamura 25 April 1988 (age 37)169225

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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