Japan women's national rugby sevens team

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. 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.

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