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.[1] Japan joined for the fifth edition of the series. The tournament was played at the Mikuni World Stadium.
Champions
[edit]Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Challenge Trophy | |||
2015 | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ![]() Japan |
22–0 | ![]() Kazakhstan |
![]() Hong Kong |
![]() China |
[2] | |
2017 | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | ![]() New Zealand |
17–14 | ![]() Canada |
![]() Australia |
![]() Fiji |
![]() Ireland |
[3] |
2018 | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | ![]() New Zealand |
24–12 | ![]() France |
![]() Australia |
![]() Spain |
![]() United States |
[4] |
2019 | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | ![]() Canada |
7–5 | ![]() England |
![]() United States |
![]() France |
![]() Fiji |
[5][6] |
Key:
Blue border on the left indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
See also
[edit]- Japan Sevens (men's tournament)
References
[edit]- ^ "HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series to kick-off in Dubai". Seven Days. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Coil, Doug (29 November 2015). "Japan Wins Asia Women's Rugby Sevens Qualifier". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand leave it late to claim gold in Japan". Asia Rugby. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Freeman, Rich (22 April 2018). "Rugby: New Zealand win women's 7s in Japan". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Canada win Kitakyushu 7s as Japan finish winless". Kyodo News+. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (21 April 2019). "Team Canada wins women's rugby sevens title in Japan". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 18 June 2024.