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.
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.
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.
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.
Mifuyu Koide (小出 深冬, Koide Mifuyu; born December 21, 1995) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016…Mifuyu Koide (小出 深冬, Koide Mifuyu; born December 21, 1995) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Japan women's national rugby sevens team. Japan finished in 10th place overall. She was named in the Sakura Sevens squad to compete at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
Asuka Kuge (born 22 September 1994) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby…Asuka Kuge (born 22 September 1994) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Noriko Taniguchi (谷口 令子, Taniguchi Noriko; born September 7, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member…Noriko Taniguchi (谷口 令子, Taniguchi Noriko; born September 7, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games in rugby sevens.
Misaki Suzuki (born 9 April 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays for Japan internationally and at club…Misaki Suzuki (born 9 April 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays for Japan internationally and at club level for Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix. She has competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cups.
Tsuyoshi Murata (村田毅, Murata Tsuyoshi; born 15 December 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a…Tsuyoshi Murata (村田毅, Murata Tsuyoshi; born 15 December 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a back row forward. In his home country he plays for the NEC Green Rockets whom he joined in 2011. He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. Murata is a Japanese international who debuted against South Korea in 2015, but did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Naoki Ozawa (小沢直樹, Ozawa Naoki; born 8 October 1988) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Flanker. He…Naoki Ozawa (小沢直樹, Ozawa Naoki; born 8 October 1988) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Flanker. He currently plays for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's domestic Top League.
Yasutaka Sasakura (笹倉康誉, Sasakura Yasutaka; born 4 August 1988, in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union…Yasutaka Sasakura (笹倉康誉, Sasakura Yasutaka; born 4 August 1988, in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a fullback or centre. In his home country he plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights whom he joined in 2011. He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.
Keiji Takei (born 1 June 1980) is a Japanese former international rugby union player. A fullback from Kanagawa…Keiji Takei (born 1 June 1980) is a Japanese former international rugby union player. A fullback from Kanagawa Prefecture, Takei was capped six times by Japan between 2004 and 2006, which included qualifying matches for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He scored five international tries. Takei played his club rugby for NEC Green Rockets in Japan's Top League. In 2013, Takei announced his retirement from professional rugby to focus on his career in the corporate sector.
Hideki Nanba (難波 英樹, Nanba Hideki), born 14 October 1974 in Yamanashi Prefecture, is a Japanese former rugby union…Hideki Nanba (難波 英樹, Nanba Hideki), born 14 October 1974 in Yamanashi Prefecture, is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as centre.
Naoya Okubo (大久保直弥, Ōkubo Naoya) (born 27 September 1975) is a former Japanese rugby union player. Okubo played 23…Naoya Okubo (大久保直弥, Ōkubo Naoya) (born 27 September 1975) is a former Japanese rugby union player. Okubo played 23 matches for the Japan national rugby union team from 1999 to 2004. His regular playing positions were Flanker and Lock. As of December 2013 Okubo is the coach of Top League team Suntory Sungoliath. In 2015, Okubo became the coach of NTT Communications Shining Arcs. He was named the first Non-Kiwi coach of the Sunwolves in their last year of Super Rugby in 2020.
Atsushi Koga (古賀淳, Koga Atsushi), sometimes translated erroneously as Jun Koga, (born Kanagawa Prefecture, 25 February…Atsushi Koga (古賀淳, Koga Atsushi), sometimes translated erroneously as Jun Koga, (born Kanagawa Prefecture, 25 February 1975) is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as Centre.
Hiroyuki Tanuma (田沼 広之, Tanuma Hiroyuki; born 24 May 1973 in Kanagawa) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He…Hiroyuki Tanuma (田沼 広之, Tanuma Hiroyuki; born 24 May 1973 in Kanagawa) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as lock.
Ko Izawa (井沢航, Izawa Kō), known also as Ko Nakamura (中村 航, Nakamura Kō) or Kozo Nakamura (中村航三, Nakamura Kōzō) (born…Ko Izawa (井沢航, Izawa Kō), known also as Ko Nakamura (中村 航, Nakamura Kō) or Kozo Nakamura (中村航三, Nakamura Kōzō) (born Kanagawa, 16 July 1970) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a flanker.
