Japan women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see Japan national rugby sevens team.

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

Japan

Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)	Sakura Sevens
Coach(es)	Keiko Asami
Captain(s)	Chiharu Nakamura
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	2 (First in 2009)
Best result	13th place (2009, 2013)

Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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

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
2016	Placement round	10th	5	1	4	0
2020	11th Place Playoff	12th	5	0	5	0
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
2009	Bowl Quarterfinalists	13th	4	0	4	0
2013	Bowl Quarterfinalists	13th	4	0	4	0
2018	Challenge Trophy	10th	2	0	2	0
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 26)	58	75
Mio Yamanaka	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)	56	42
Hanako Utsumi	(2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 25)	15	14
Sakurako Yazaki	(2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 21)	4	5
Wakaba Hara	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25)	65	230
Yukino Tsujisaki	(1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 30)	26	30
Chiharu Nakamura	(1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 37)	169	225

Olympic squads

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