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Sakura Fifteen Tour of Europe 2019 Squad

The Japan women’s national rugby team, the Sakura Fifteen, are touring Europe with test matches against Italy Women in L’Aquila and Scotland Women in Glasgow.

Japan Women’s Squad

Name Club/University DOB Age Hgt/Wgt Caps
Megumi Abe Arukas Queen Kumagaya 28/04/1998 21 147/51 2
Ria Anoku Mie Women’s RFC Pearls 02/10/1996 23 160/59 2
Makoto Ebuchi Yokogawa/Aoyama Gakuin University 02/07/1997 22 164/71 8
Ayaka Otsuka RKU Rugby Ryugasaki Grace 05/05/1999 20 163/60 –
Anna Kasai JSDF 20/10/1995 24 170/67 1
Sachiko Kato Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars 19/02/2000 19 164/80 4
Wako Kitano RKU Rugby Ryugasaki Grace 08/09/1999 20 166/74 2
Ayumu Kokaji Hanazono Hollyhocks 24/11/2000 19 160/78 1
Sora Konishi Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars 21/02/2000 19 166/80 2
Kanako Kobayashi Nippon Sport Science University 13/11/1998 21 162/67 –
Seina Saito Mie Women’s RFC Pearls 30/05/1992 27 164/70 21
Ayaka Suzuki Arukas Queen Kumagaya 30/09/1989 30 168/62 15
Misaki Suzuki Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 09/04/1992 27 164/66 21
Maki Takano Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars 17/08/1995 24 170/80 10
Kotomi Taniguchi Mie Women’s RFC Pearls 10/04/1995 24 163/66 –
Noriko Taniguchi Arukas Queen Kumagaya 07/09/1992 27 166/65 3
Kie Tamai Mie Women’s RFC Pearls 24/10/1992 27 168/75 2
Moe Tsukui Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars 28/03/2000 19 153/53 11
Hinano Nagura Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars 22/03/1997 22 171/73 2
Eriko Hirano Yokohama TKM 26/04/1992 27 164/65 9
Ai Hirayama JSDF 07/05/1992 27 154/58 –
Maiko Fujimoto Yokohama TKM 04/12/1991 27 161/74 6
Mana Furuta Arukas Queen Kumagaya 16/11/1997 22 167/66 4
Kyoko Hosokawa Nippon Sport Science University 05/05/1999 20 164/66 2
Saki Minami (c) Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars 18/11/1995 24 163/67 14
Minori Yamamoto Mie Women’s RFC Pearls 09/12/1996 22 168/68 12
Iroha Kishimoto Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 31/03/1999 20 159/73 –
Yumeno Noda Arukas Queen Kumagaya 25/10/1997 22 163/60 11
Riho Hamabe Yokohama TKM 17/02/1994 25 156/59 –
Aoi Mimura Yokohama TKM 24/08/1989 30 168/67 7

Staff

Position Name Club/Affiliation
High Performance Director Keiko Asami JRFU
Head Coach Lesley McKenzie JRFU
Vice High Performance Director Yoshiyuki Miyazaki JRFU
S & C Coach Wataru Hiramatsu Performance Goal System
Support Staff Kazuyuki Futawatari Kermode English Education
Team Doctor Yasushi Shinohara Ritsumeikan University
Physiotherapist Akari Kimura JRFU
Conditioning Staff Fusako Amida Amida Acupuncture
S & C Support Staff Naoki Wada Nippon Sport Science University
Team Manager/Interpreter Sumiyo Shiina Good Sport Association

 

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