Sakura Mizutani

Sakura Mizutani

Date of birth	(2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Mie, Japan [1]
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2025–   Japan 2 (5) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2021–Present   Japan

Sakura Mizutani (born 13 December 2003) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Rugby career

Mizutani was a member of Japan's squad to the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa. ^{[2] [3] [4]} She also competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. ^{[5] [6]}

She made her international debut for the Sakura fifteens against Kazakhstan on 25 May at the Asia Rugby Women's Championship in Fukuoka. ^[7]

References

1. "MIZUTANI Sakura". Olympic Games (Official Site). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
2. "Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
3. "Sakura Sevens Announce Team for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
4. "Japan Sakura Sevens Team Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
5. "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
6. "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
7. "Match Preview - Japan vs Kazakhstan AREWC 2025". RugbyAsia247. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-05-26.