Japan women's national rugby sevens team
| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | |
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| Nickname(s) | Sakura Sevens | |
| Coach(es) | ||
| Captain(s) | Chiharu Nakamura | |
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| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | |
| Best result | 13th place (2009, 2013) | |
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 | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Placement round | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2020 |
11th Place Playoff | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||
Rugby World Cup Sevens[]
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2009
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Bowl Quarterfinalists | 13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2013
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Bowl Quarterfinalists | 13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2018
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Challenge Trophy | 10th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Players[]
Olympic squads[]
Japan's roster of 12 athletes to the 2020 Olympics was named on 19 June 2021.[4]
Head coach: Hare Makiri
- Wakaba Hara
- Yume Hirano
- Haruka Hirotsu
- Marin Kajiki
- Mifuyu Koide
- Hana Nagata
- Mei Otani
- Raichel Bativakalolo (c)
- Mayu Shimizu (c)
- Miyu Shirako
- Honoka Tsutsumi
The following is the Japan roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
Head coach:
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiharu Nakamura (c) | 3 | Noriko Taniguchi |
| 7 | Marie Yamaguchi | 4 | Mio Yamanaka |
| 9 | Mifuyu Koide | 5 | Ayaka Suzuki |
| 10 | Yume Okuroda | 6 | Ano Kuwai |
| 11 | Yuka Kanematsu | 8 | Chisato Yokoo |
| 2 | Makiko Tomita | 12 | Kana Mitsugi |
| 13 | Aya Takeuchi | ||
- Reserve Aya Takeuchi was added to the main squad after day 1 after Tomita suffered an injury.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sakura Sevens qualify for Rio Olympics". JRFU.org. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Rugby Sevens Results: How did the Asian Teams do?". RugbyAsia247. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Japan secure core place on women's series". Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens National Teams Selected for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Japan Rugby Football Union. 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Japan 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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