Mie Pearls Win Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2025 Tournament One In Kumagaya

The Mie Pearls team won the opening round of the Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series opening round in Kumagaya – the team is stacked with international and local talent, so they would now be favourites for the title, but they were pushed hard by the Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix in the final.

The tournament MVP was from the Mie Pearls, Brazilian Thalia Costa, who scored with her first touch of the ball in Kumagaya and went on to score 9 tries in total (second overall). The leading try scorer was Reapi Ulunisau from Nanairo Prism Fukuoka, while the top points scorer was French 7s and TKM Yokohama player Yolaine Yengo (47 points including 5 tries).

Throughout the weekend, there were exhibition matches with the Samurai Sevens playing the Japan Men’s Sevens Development Squad (SDS), and the SDS won both very competitive games.

Photo Credit – JRFU –  Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 2nd overall

Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2025 Kumagaya Scores

Day 1

Pool Round 1

• Nanairo Prism Fukuoka  22-7 Arukas Queen Kumagaya
• Nagato Blue Angels 33-12 Hokkaido Barbarians Diana
• Nippon Sports University 17-12 JSDF Sports School PTS
• Mie Pearls 41-7 Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
• Yokohama TKM 41-12 Otemon Gakuin University
• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 50-7 Challenge Team

Photo Credit – JRFU

Pool Round 2

• Nanairo Prism Fukuoka 19-26 Hokkaido Barbarians
• Nagato Blue Angels 38-5 Arukas Queen Kumagaya
• Nippon Sports University 28-19 Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
• Mie Pearls 19-12 JSDF Sports School PTS
• Yokohama TKM 33-12 Challenge Team
• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 39-7 Otemon Gakuin University

Pool Round 3

• Arukas Queen Kumagaya 15-31 Hokkaido Barbarians Diana
• Nagato Blue Angels 12-19 Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
• Self-Defence Force Sports School PTS 29-19 Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
• Mie Pearls 33-0 Nippon Sports University
• Otemon Gakuin University 29-5 Challenge Team
• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 24-14 Yokohama TKM

Photo Credit – JRFU

Day 2

Consolation (9th-12th Battle)

9th place Semifinals

• Venus 24-5 Challenge Team
• Arukas Queen Kumagaya 14-12 Artemi-Stars

11th place Final – Challenge Team 5-19 Artemi-Stars

9th place Final – Venus 12-31 Arukas Queen Kumagaya

Cup Quarterfinals (1-8) 

• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 25-0 JSDF Sports School PTS
• Yokohama TKM Fukuoka 19-26 Nanairo Prism Fukuoka 
• Nagato Blue Angels 24-10 Hokkaido Barbarians Diana 
• Mie Pearls 29-5 Nippon Sports University Women’s Rugby Club

5th place SF

• Yokohama TKM Fukuoka 36-5 JSDF Sports School PTS
• Hokkaido Barbarians Diana 17-42 Nippon Sports University Women’s Rugby Club

7th Place Final – JSDF Sports School PTS 12-28 Hokkaido Barbarians Diana

5th Place Final – Yokohama TKM 14-10 Nippon Sports University Women’s Rugby Club

Semifinals

• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix  24-19 Nanairo Prism Fukuoka 
• Mie Pearls 21-10 Nagato Blue Angels

Photo Credit – JRFU – Nanairo Prism Fukuoka 3rd overall

3rd Place Final – Nanairo Prism Fukuoka 26-19 Nagato Blue Angels

Final – Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 12-28 Mie Pearls 

All of the results can be seen via the JRFU here.

Final Standings – Taiyo Seimei WSS Kumagaya 2025

1. Mie Pearls 
2. Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
3. Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
4. Nagato Blue Angels
5. Yokohama TKM
6. Nippon Sport Science University Women’s Rugby Team
7. Hokkaido Barbarians Diana
8. Self-Defence Forces Physical Education School PTS
9. Venus 
10. Arukas Queen Kumagaya
11. Artemi-Stars
12. Challenge Team

WSS Tournament 2 Kitakyushu Pools

The JRFU confirmed the pools for the second round of the Kitakyushu Tournament, which will be held from July 20-21 at Mikuni World Stadium

Pool A

• Mie Pearls 
• Nippon Sport Science University Women’s Rugby Team
• Hokkaido Barbarians Diana
• Challenge Team

Pool B

• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
• Yokohama TKM
• Self-Defence Forces Physical Education School PTS
• Artemi-Stars

Pool C

• Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
• Nagato Blue Angels
• Arukas Queen Kumagaya
• Venus

Photo Credit – JRFU

Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2025 Tournament Schedule

• Tournament One – Kumagaya – June 21 & 22, 2025 – Venue: Kumagaya Rugby Stadium
• Tournament Two – Kitakyushu July 20 & 21, 2025 – Venue: Mikuni World Stadium
• Tournament Three – Higashi-Osaka – August 2 & 3, 2025 – Venue: Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka
• Grand Final Tournament – Sapporo – August 17, 2025 -Venue: Daiwa House Premist Dome

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