Everything is about winning a medal in Tokyo – Women’s Rugby Sakura Sevens

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Women Rugby Japan Sakera Sevens — Chiharu Nakamura (left) and Ano Kuwai Source: Getty Images

The Japan women's national rugby sevens team, Sakura Sevens, is visiting Sydney to participate in the HSBC Women's Sevens Series which starts on Australia Day, the 26th of January.

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Published 23 January 2018 5:21pm

Updated 30 July 2018 12:13pm

By Junko Hirabayashi

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The Japan women's national rugby sevens team, Sakura Sevens, is visiting Sydney to participate in the HSBC Women's Sevens Series which starts on Australia Day, the 26th of January.

Japan will host the men’s Rugby World Cup next year and also the next Summer Olympic Games in 2020. Even though rugby’s popularity is shadowed by baseball and soccer in Japan, thanks to the two world events coming up, rugby has gradually started gaining popularity. Sakura Sevens is trying to make the most of the traction and support and win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sakura Sevens captain Chiharu Nakamura and player Ano Kuwai tell us how they started playing rugby and how committed they are to make their dream come true.