HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-20 Sydney Sevens 2020 Women’s Sevens Pools and Squad
Sydney
1-2 February 2020
The fifth tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series 2019-2019 will be held at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney, Australia over 1-2 February 2020. This is the fifth of eight tournaments for the season.
The eleven core teams in the 2019-20 season are Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, Spain and the USA. The core teams compete at every tournament, while one place is available to a non-core team at each tournament. Japan are the non-core team at the 2019 Sydney Women’s Sevens.
At Sydney, the Sakura Sevens are in Pool C along with New Zealand, Russia and England.
Pools
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| New Zealand | Canada | France |
| England | USA | Australia |
| Russia | Fiji | Spain |
| Japan | Brazil | Ireland |
Pool A Games for Japan
Saturday, 1 February 2020
Match No.04 – 10:36: New Zealand Women v Japan Women
Match No.09 – 15:52: England Women v Japan Women
Sunday, 2 February 2020
Match No.15 – 09:29: Russia Women v Japan Women
Sakura Sevens Squad for Sydney
| Name | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | |
| 1 | Chiharu NAKAMURA | Nanairo Prism Fukuoka | 25/04/1988 | 31 | 162/64 |
| 2 | Mele Yua Havili KAGAWA | Arukas Queen Kumagaya | 29/09/2001 | 18 | 168/71 |
| 3 | Raichelmiyo BATIVAKALOLO | Arukas Queen Kumagaya | 18/09/1997 | 22 | 161/71 |
| 4 | Fumiko OTAKE | Nippon Sport Science University | 02/02/1999 | 20 | 170/67 |
| 5 | Hana NAGATA | Nippon Sport Science University | 19/05/2000 | 19 | 168/58 |
| 6 | Sayaka SUZUKI | RKU Rugby Ryugasaki Grace | 17/05/1997 | 22 | 165/60 |
| 7 | Honoka TSUTSUMI (c) | Nippon Sport Science University | 19/06/1997 | 22 | 154/56 |
| 8 | Haruka HIROTSU | SCIX Rugby Club | 29/10/2000 | 19 | 169/68 |
| 9 | Ayumi YABUUCHI | Nagato Blue Angels | 12/09/1996 | 23 | 153/56 |
| 10 | Emii TANAKA | Nippon Sport Science University | 19/10/1999 | 20 | 167/65 |
| 11 | Wakaba HARA | Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix | 06/01/2000 | 20 | 156/56 |
| 12 | Yuki ITO | Mie Women’s RFC Pearls | 24/10/1996 | 23 | 162/62 |
Staff
| Position | Name | Club/Affiliation |
| Head Coach | Hitoshi Inada | JRFU |
| Performance Analyst | Yu Iwai | JRFU |
| Assistant Coach | Naonori Mizuyama | JRFU |
| Assistant S & C Coach | Toshiaki Wada | JRFU |
| Team Doctor | Atsushi Tasaki | St Luke’s International Hospital |
| Athletic Trainer | Kanae Yasunaga | JRFU |
| Team Manager | Akane Kagawa | JRFU |