Yumeno Noda

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Yumeno Noda
Born (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 28)
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
?–2021 Arukas Queen Kumagaya
2021–2022 Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015– Japan
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2015– Japan 7s
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2025– Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix (Sevens)

Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

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Early career

Noda started playing rugby in the fourth grade of elementary school. [1] [2] She graduated from Fukuoka High School in 2015, and entered Rissho University.

After graduating from Rissho University in 2020, she joined Hino Motors.

Rugby career

Playing

Noda was selected for the Japanese women's national sevens team in April 2015. [2] [3] A few months later, she made her international debut for the Sakura fifteens side in the Asian Women's Championship. [2]

In 2017, she helped the Sakura fifteens reclaim their Asian Championship title with an emphatic win against Hong Kong. [4] She scored one of many tries in their 60–19 victory. [4] She was selected for the Japanese squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. [5] [6]

She left Arukas Queen Kumagaya on 31 March 2021. She joined Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix on 5 April the same year. [1] [7] She announced her retirement from rugby at the end of the 2022 season. [1]

Coaching

On 20 June 2025, she was appointed as Head coach of the Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix Sevens team. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "【東京山九フェニックス】女子ラグビーチーム 東京山九フェニックスから引退選手のお知らせ". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "女子15人制ラグビー 九州勢が活躍". 高校生新聞：10代を応援するニュース＆コンテンツメディア (in Japanese). 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "女子高生ラガールの清水、野田が初代表 - ラグビー : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 "Japan Beat Hong Kong To Claim Asia Women's Rugby Championship". Asia Rugby. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Japan Squad Completes WRWC 2017 Line-Up". Irish Rugby. 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Top Eight The Goal For Determined Japan | Women's Rugby World Cup". Asia Rugby. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "【東京山九フェニックス】女子ラグビーチーム 東京山九フェニックス 新入団選手のご報告". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix Head Coach Yumeno Noda Reflects On Opening Round of Taiyo Seimei WSS". RugbyAsia247. 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2026-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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