One of 12 teams that contested the inaugural tournament in Wales in 1991, Japan will make their fifth Rugby World Cup appearance in New Zealand.
The nation appeared at three of the first four Rugby World Cups but then went a decade and a half without qualifying for the showpiece tournament.
Never finishing higher than eighth, they’ll have their sights set on improving that after wins over Australia and Fiji in May 2022.
On this page, you can keep up to date with Japan’s World Cup fixtures, results and access all the latest team news and analysis.
The Committee concluded that the player bit a Japanese player which offence merited a red card and accordingly upheld the citing complaint.
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One of 12 teams that contested the inaugural tournament in Wales in 1991, Japan will make their fifth Rugby World Cup appearance in New Zealand.
The nation appeared at three of the first four Rugby World Cups but then went a decade and a half without qualifying for the showpiece tournament.
Never finishing higher than eighth, they’ll have their sights set on improving that after wins over Australia and Fiji in May 2022.
On this page, you can keep up to date with Japan’s World Cup fixtures, results and access all the latest team news and analysis.
Ayano Nagai Number 8 
Iroha Nagata Openside flanker 
Kotomi Taniguchi Hooker 
Maki Takano Lock 
Nijiho Nagata Hooker 
Sachiko Kato Tight head prop 
Saki Minami Loose head prop 
Seina Saito Blindside flanker 
Yuna Sato Lock 4 
Ayasa Otsuka Fly half 
Hinano Nagura Right Wing 
Hinata Komaki Prop 
Kie Tamai Lock 
Komachi Imakugi Outside Half 
Kyoko Hosokawa Flanker 
Makoto Lavemai Prop 
Mana Furuta Centre 
Megumi Abe Scrum half 
Minori Yamamoto Fullback 
Moe Tsukui Fullback 
Otoka Yoshimura Lock 
Ria Anoku Fullback 
Rinka Matsuda Centre 
Shione Nakayama Inside centre 
Wako Kitano Fullback 
Japan Women's Rugby Team 
