Misaki Matsumura (born 6 March 2005) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby…Misaki Matsumura (born 6 March 2005) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Sakura Mizutani (born 13 December 2003) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024…Sakura Mizutani (born 13 December 2003) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Sakurako Korai (born 9 April 2003) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025…Sakurako Korai (born 9 April 2003) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Kazuma Ueda (born 4 December 2002) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics…Kazuma Ueda (born 4 December 2002) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya; born May 9, 2002 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair…Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya; born May 9, 2002 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for the Tohoku Stormers and the Japanese national team.
Warner Dearns (ワーナー ディアンズ, Wānā Dianzu; born 11 April 2002) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock…Warner Dearns (ワーナー ディアンズ, Wānā Dianzu; born 11 April 2002) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Toshiba Brave Lupus. Born in New Zealand but moved to Japan at the age of 14 years old, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
Rinka Matsuda (born 5 December 2001) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2021…Rinka Matsuda (born 5 December 2001) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups. She represented the Japanese women's sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Mele Yua Havili Kagawa (born 29 September 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025…Mele Yua Havili Kagawa (born 29 September 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Nao Ando (born 17 July 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World…Nao Ando (born 17 July 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Ayumu Kokaji (born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby…Ayumu Kokaji (born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Haruka Hirotsu (弘津悠, born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed in the women's…Haruka Hirotsu (弘津悠, born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Jennifer Nduka (born 18 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's…Jennifer Nduka (born 18 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Sora Nishimura (born 29 September 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She represented Japan at the 2025 Women's…Sora Nishimura (born 29 September 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She represented Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Tiennan Costley (Japanese: ティエナン・コストリー, romanized: Tienan Kosutorī; born 14 June 2000), nicknamed "Tama" in the Māori…Tiennan Costley (Japanese: ティエナン・コストリー, romanized: Tienan Kosutorī; born 14 June 2000), nicknamed "Tama" in the Māori language (English: Boy), is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Kobe Steelers in the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) and the Japan national team.
Kippei Ishida (石田 吉平, born 28 April 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's tournament at the…Kippei Ishida (石田 吉平, born 28 April 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Ishida captained the Japanese sevens side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Moe Tsukui (born 28 March 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays for Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars and for…Moe Tsukui (born 28 March 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays for Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars and for the Japanese national team. She competed for Japan at the 2017, 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Hanako Utsumi (born 16 March 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer…Hanako Utsumi (born 16 March 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Sachiko Kato (加藤幸子; born 19 February 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Prop for Japan internationally…Sachiko Kato (加藤幸子; born 19 February 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Prop for Japan internationally and for Exeter Chiefs in the Premier 15s. She competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Sione Halasili (born 15 October 1999) is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union player who plays in positions including…Sione Halasili (born 15 October 1999) is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union player who plays in positions including Number 8 and Prop. He represents Japan internationally and plays for Kobelco Steelers in the Japan Rugby League One. He graduated from the Nihon University. He was included in the Japanese squad as one of two uncapped players for the 2023 Rugby World Cup which was held in France.
Marin Kajiki (梶木真凜, born 20 September 1999) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She represented Japan in sevens at the…Marin Kajiki (梶木真凜, born 20 September 1999) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She represented Japan in sevens at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Wako Kitano (born 8 September 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025…Wako Kitano (born 8 September 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Kanzo Schinckel (Japanese: シンクル 寛造; born August 20, 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a…Kanzo Schinckel (Japanese: シンクル 寛造; born August 20, 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop for the Mitsubishi DynaBoars in Japan's League One.
Masami Kawamura (川村雅未) (born 13 July 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays in the Back row for the Japan…Masami Kawamura (川村雅未) (born 13 July 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays in the Back row for the Japan women's national rugby union team at an international level. She competed at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Yu Okudaira (born 26 May 1999) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in…Yu Okudaira (born 26 May 1999) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Shione Nakayama (born 18 January 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World…Shione Nakayama (born 18 January 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017…Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017, 2021 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop…Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop for the BlackRams Tokyo in Japan's League One. Oyama played rugby for Keio University. He has played for Junior Japan and for the Japan national under-20 rugby union team. In 2021, he joined the Honda HEAT.
Kanako Kobayashi (born 13 November 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays at center for Japan's women's…Kanako Kobayashi (born 13 November 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays at center for Japan's women's national rugby union team.
Yuna Sato (born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Lock internationally for the Japan…Yuna Sato (born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Lock internationally for the Japan women's national rugby union team. She competed at the 2021 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Yoshiyuki Koga (born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer…Yoshiyuki Koga (born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Riho Kurogi (born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World…Riho Kurogi (born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She represented Japan in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Megumi Abe (born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's…Megumi Abe (born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Kaku Bunkei (郭 玟慶, Kuo Wen-chin; born 1 April 1998) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a…Kaku Bunkei (郭 玟慶, Kuo Wen-chin; born 1 April 1998) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a prop. He currently plays for Shizuoka Blue Revs in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, but did not make an appearance for the side.
Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Mayu Shimizu (清水麻有, born 19 January 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the…Mayu Shimizu (清水麻有, born 19 January 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She also represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the…Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Taiga Ishida (born 1 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics…Taiga Ishida (born 1 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Raichel Bativakalolo (born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament…Raichel Bativakalolo (born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was born in Tokyo to a Fijian father and a Japanese mother.
Kavaia Tagivetaua (born 5 June 2003) is a Fijian rugby union player, who plays for the Drua. His preferred position is…Kavaia Tagivetaua (born 5 June 2003) is a Fijian rugby union player, who plays for the Drua. His preferred position is hooker.
Daiki Yamagiwa (山極 大貴, Yamagiwa Daiki; born 24 July 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Lock. He…Daiki Yamagiwa (山極 大貴, Yamagiwa Daiki; born 24 July 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Lock. He currently plays for Green Rockets Tokatsu in Japan's domestic Top League. He was a candidate for the U20 Japan National Team, but he was not selected.
Makoto Lavemai (ラベマイまこと, born Makoto Ebuchi, July 2, 1997) is a Japanese women's rugby union player. She plays as a…Makoto Lavemai (ラベマイまこと, born Makoto Ebuchi, July 2, 1997) is a Japanese women's rugby union player. She plays as a tighthead prop. She played for Yokogawa Musashino Artemi Stars. She competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2021 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Honoka Tsutsumi (堤ほの花, born 19 June 1997) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She represented Japan at the…Honoka Tsutsumi (堤ほの花, born 19 June 1997) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Sayaka Suzuki (born 19 May 1997) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…Sayaka Suzuki (born 19 May 1997) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Minori Yamamoto (山本実 born 9 December 1996) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She plays fly-half for Japan…Minori Yamamoto (山本実 born 9 December 1996) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She plays fly-half for Japan internationally and for Sale Sharks in Premiership Women's Ruby. She competed at the 2017, 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Ayano Sakurai (born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2025…Ayano Sakurai (born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Ataata Moeakiola (born 6 February 1996 in Tonga) is a Tongan-born, Japanese rugby union player who plays on the wing.…Ataata Moeakiola (born 6 February 1996 in Tonga) is a Tongan-born, Japanese rugby union player who plays on the wing. He most recently played for the Chiefs in 2019.
