Japan women's national rugby sevens team
Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | |
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Nickname(s) | Sakura Sevens | |
Coach(es) | Keiko Asami | |
Captain(s) | Chiharu Nakamura | |
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World Cup Sevens | ||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2009) | |
Best result | 13th place (2009, 2013) |
The Japanese women's national sevens rugby union team represents Japan in international rugby sevens. The 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.
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Japan
Summer Olympics
Olympics Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
2016 | Placement round | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Current squad
The following is the Japan roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Head coach: Keiko Asami
- Reserve Aya Takeuchi was added to the main squad after day 1 after Tomita suffered an injury.
References
- ↑ "Sakura Sevens qualify for Rio Olympics". JRFU.org. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Japan 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.