Japan Women's Sevens Explained

Japan Women's Sevens should not be confused with Japan women's national rugby sevens team.

The Japan Women's Sevens was an annual women's rugby sevens tournament, it was previously hosted in Kitakyushu as one of the stops on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Japan joined for the fifth edition of the series. The tournament was played at the Mikuni World Stadium.

Champions

Year	Venue	Cup final			Placings			Refs
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third	Fourth	Challenge Trophy
2015	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium		22–0					^[1]
2017	Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu		17–14					^[2]
2018	Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu		24–12					^[3]
2019	Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu		7–5					^[4] ^[5]

Key:

Blue border on the left indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

See also

• Japan Sevens (men's tournament)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coil . Doug . 2015-11-29 . Japan Wins Asia Women's Rugby Sevens Qualifier . dead . https://djcoilrugby.com/2015/11/29/japan-wins-asia-womens-rugby-sevens-qualifier/ . 2015-12-08 . 2024-06-18 . web.archive.org.
2. Web site: 2017-04-23 . New Zealand leave it late to claim gold in Japan . 2024-06-18 . Asia Rugby . en-US.
3. Web site: Freeman . Rich . 2018-04-22 . Rugby: New Zealand win women's 7s in Japan . 2024-06-18 . Kyodo News+.
4. Web site: 2019-04-21 . Rugby: Canada win Kitakyushu 7s as Japan finish winless . 2024-06-18 . Kyodo News+.
5. Web site: Awad . Brandi . 2019-04-21 . Team Canada wins women's rugby sevens title in Japan . 2024-06-18 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.