Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

The Japan Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce the 13 players selected for the Sakura Sevens squad for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa. Taking place over three days, from September 9 to 11, the Rugby World Cup Sevens brings together 16 of the best national women’s sevens teams, while 24 teams will compete in the men’s competition.

The tournament will be the Sakura Seven’s fourth consecutive Rugby World Cup Sevens, having qualified for every World Cup since the inaugural women’s event back in 2009, in Dubai. The team will be looking to improve on their 10^th place at the 2018 event in San Francisco, their best result to date. They will face sevens specialists Fiji in their first match on day one, with the winner going on to compete in the Championship category, while the losing side will compete in the Challenge category.

The squad departs Tokyo for Cape Town on September 1, where they will be based as they make their final preparations for their opening match on September 9.