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Japan national rugby sevens team

Field	Value
country	Japan
image	Flag of Japan.svg
imagesize	160
union	Japan Rugby Football Union
captain	Yusaku Kuwazuru
coach	Simon Amor
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sevens	yes
World cup apps	7
year	1993
best	13th (1993)

Note

the men's team

The Japan national rugby sevens team participates in competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

History

Hong Kong Sevens

Japan won the Plate match at the 1980 and 1999 Hong Kong Sevens.

In the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens, Japan reached Bowl semi-finals (19th place), where they lost against France; previously they had beaten Asian rivals China and Chinese Taipei. In 2008, they lost all four matches versus South Africa, Argentina, Russia and Hong Kong.

Japan won in 2009 against China and Sri Lanka, after which they lost the Bowl semi-finals versus Portugal. In 2010 they beat Hong Kong but were defeated by Scotland in Bowl quarter-finals, so they ended 13th.

The team won in 2011 against China, Scotland and the United States, then were beaten by Canada in the Bowl final to end 9th.

In the 2012 World Series qualifier at Hong Kong, Japan were defeated by Portugal and Russia and won against Guyana in the group phase. The team won against Hong Kong in quarter-finals, but was defeated by Spain in semi-finals and Portugal in the third-place match. so they failed to qualify for the World Series.

In the 2013 World Series pre-qualifier at Hong Kong, the team won all group phase matches against Brazil, Georgia and Jamaica. However, Georgia beat them in quarter-finals.

In the 2014 World Series qualifier at Hong Kong, Japan won the three group phase matches against Uruguay, Cook Islands and Trinidad and Tobago. Later they beat Tunisia, Russia and Italy to claim World Series core status for 2014/15.

Sevens World Series

Japan won the Plate final match (5th place) at the 2000 Japan Sevens, scoring 8 points for the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series. The team lost the Bowl final match to end 10th in the 2002 Australia Sevens and 2002 Singapore Sevens.

In the 2012 USA Sevens they reached Bowl semifinals (11th place). In the 2014 Japan Sevens they repeated that result.

Japan became a core team for the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. As hosts of the 2015 Japan Sevens, they won over Samoa, tied Argentina and lost to France to advance to Cup quarter-finals. They were defeated by Fiji and then Scotland, therefore resulting 7th in the tournament. However, they resulted last in seven out of ten events and finished 15th, therefore the team lost its core team status for 2015–16.

At the 2016 Wellington Sevens, Japan defeated France to reach Bowl semi-finals, where they lost to Scotland, therefore claiming 11th place. The team advanced to Cup quarter-finals of the 2016 USA Sevens after winning over Scotland and drawing versus England. They lost to Fiji and defeated Kenya to reach the Plate final, where they fell to New Zealand to clinch 6th place.

2024

Japan qualified for the Sevens Challenger Series and competed in the first round in Dubai. They were edged out of the quarter-final by eventual winners Kenya and then went on to beat Tonga for fifth place. They came ninth in the overall Challenger Series.

Tournament Summary

Summer Olympic Games

Olympic Games record	Year	Round	Position	Pld	W
BRA 2016	Semifinal	4th	6	3	3
Japan 2020	11th Place Match	11th	5	1	4
France 2024	11th Place Match	12th	5	0	5

Olympic Games History
2016
Pool stage
Pool stage
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal
2020
Pool stage
Pool stage
9–12th place playoff
11th-place match
2024
Pool stage
Pool stage
9–12th place playoff
11th-place match

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record	Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
SCO 1993	Bowl Winner	13th	7	4	3	0
HKG 1997	Bowl Finalist	17th	7	2	5	0
ARG 2001	Plate Quarterfinalist	13th	6	3	3	0
HKG 2005	Plate Quarterfinalist	13th	6	3	3	0
UAE 2009	Bowl Quarterfinalist	21st	4	0	4	0
RUS 2013	Bowl Finalist	18th	6	2	3	1
USA 2018	Challenge Trophy Quarterfinalist	15th	4	2	2	0

Asian Games

Asian Games record	Year	Round	Position	Pld	W
THA 1998	Runner-Up	2nd	4	3	1
KOR 2002	Semifinalst	4th	5	2	3
QAT 2006	Winners	1st	4	4	0
CHN 2010	Winners	1st	7	7	0
KOR 2014	Winners	1st	6	6	0
INA 2018	Runner-Up	2nd	6	5	1

Team

Current squad

12-member squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.

No.	Players
3	Yu Okudaira
4	Junya Matsumoto
6	Moeki Fukushi
7	Kippei Taninaka
8	Yoshihiro Noguchi
10	Tamakasa Maruo
11	Shotaro Tsuoka
12	Taisei Hayashi
14	Timo Fiti Sufia
15	Taichi Yoshizawa
18	Kippei Ishida
21	Kazuma Ueda

Former squads

Coaches

Wataru Murata - head coach from February 28, 2008
Kensuke Iwabuchi - coach from February 28, 2008

References

(2024-01-10). "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai".
(2024-01-14). "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai".
(2024-05-19). "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid".
"2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list". [[World Rugby]].

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