Japan national rugby union team (sevens)
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The Japan national rugby union team (sevens) represent Japan
in international rugby sevens
. The team compete in competitions such as the World Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens
.
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in international rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
. The team compete in competitions such as the World Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens
The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...
.
Coach
- Wataru Murata - head coach from February 28, 2008
- Kensuke IwabuchiKensuke IwabuchiKensuke "Kenny" Iwabuchi born on December 30, 1975 in Tokyo is a Japanese rugby player and coach. He plays at stand off, and has 20 caps for the Japan national rugby union team...
- coach from February 28, 2008
Current squad
A 12-man squad for the 2011 Gold Coast Sevens2011 Gold Coast Sevens
The 2011 Gold Coast Sevens was the first edition of the tournament which was known as the Adelaide Sevens the last years. It was held at Robina, Australia, the host stadium was the Robina Stadium....
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- Taiki Watanabe
- Takayuki Yamauchi
- Lote Tuqiri
- Siupeli Lokotui
- Satoshi Oshima
- Yusuke Aramaki
- Shohei Toyoshima
- Sione Faamao Teaupa
- Katsuyuki Sakai
- Daiki Yanagawa
- Yoshikazu Fujita
See also
- World Sevens Series
- Rugby World Cup SevensRugby World Cup SevensThe Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...
- Japan national rugby union teamJapan national rugby union teamThe Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...