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, 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. 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.
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.
Summer Olympics Olympic Games record Year Round Position 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 0Total0 Titles3/3 15 4 11 0
Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Year Round Position 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 0Total0 Titles4/4143110
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Results
2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2023–24 SVNS
Players Current squad +2023–24 SeriesPlayerDate of birth (age)MatchesPointsSakura Mizutani5440Emii Tanaka4542Arisa Nishi410Seika Ohashi30Mayu Yoshino215Raichelmiyo Bativakalolo5280Fumio Ohtake5875Mio Yamanaka5642Hanako Utsumi1514Sakurako Yazaki45Wakaba Hara65230Yukino Tsujisaki2630Chiharu Nakamura169225
Olympic squads
Award winners The following Japan Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:
+ World Rugby Women's 7s Dream Team Year Player 2025 3. Marin Kajiki
References
External links Official website WorldRugby profile