Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2026 Round 3 Kitakyushu

The Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2026 Round 3 at the Mikuni World Stadium in Kitakyushu takes place from July 25-26, 2026 and will determine the top 8 teams who will compete in the Grand Final Tournament in Sapporo, with the bottom-four ranked teams taking on the top 4 Challenger teams for Taiyo WSS 2027 participation.

Feature Photo Credit – JRFU

In the first two rounds, we had two different leg winners: Nagato Blue Angels and Nanairo Prism Fukuoka.

Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series Round 3 2026 Pools

Pool A

• Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
• Arukas Queen Kumagaya Women’s RFC
• Challenge Team

Pool B

• Nagato Blue Angels
• Yokohama TKM
• Hokkaido Barbarians Diana

Pool C

• Mie Pearls
• Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
• Self-Defense Forces Physical Education School PTS

Pool D

• Nippon Sport Science University Women’s Rugby Club
• Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
• Otemon Gakuin University Women’s Rugby Club VENUS

The schedule and results can be seen here.

Photo Credit – JRFU

Standings – After Two Rounds

1st place – Nagato Blue Angels – 38 points
2nd place – Mie Women’s Rugby Club Pearls – 34 points
3rd place – PRISM FUKUOKA:nanairo lab – 32 points
4th place – Nippon Sport Science University Women’s Rugby Club – 30 points
5th place – Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars – 24 points
6th place – Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix Rugby Club – 16 points
7th place – ARUKAS QUEEN KUMAGAYA WOMEN’S RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB – 14 points
8th place – Self-Defense Forces Physical Education School PTS – 12 points
9th place – Yokohama TKM – 10 points
10th place – Hokkaido Barbarians Diana – 9 points
11th place – Challenge Team – 7 points
12th place – Otemon Gakuin University Women’s Rugby Club VENUS – 2 points

Photo Credit – JRFU

Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2026 Format

• Two Challenger Tournaments will get the Series underway, followed by 3 regular tournaments with the 12 core teams – Kumagaya, Tochigi and Kitakyushu, culminating in a Grand Final Tournament in Sapporo
• 12 core teams include the eight top-ranked teams from the 2025 series, and four teams that were successful in the 2025 promotion-relegation series
• The 8 top-ranked teams from the 3 regular tournaments will compete for a spot in a winner-takes-all Grand Final
• The bottom four-ranked teams will face the top four-ranked teams from the Challenger Tournament in a promotion-relegation series played alongside the Grand Final Tournament (as in last season).

Confirmed Squads – Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2026 Round 3

As with previous rounds, if and when teams announce their squads, we will try to add them here.

Yokohama TKM Squad

Arukas Queen Kumagaya Women’s RFC Squad

Mie Women’s Rugby Club Pearls Squad

Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars Squad

Nanairo Prism Fukuoka Squad

Challenge Team Squad

Hokkaido Barbarians Diana Squad

Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix Squad

How To Watch The Taiyo Life Women’s 7s Series 2026?

For fans attending, there is free admission. The Taiyo Life Women’s Sevens Series event is streamed on JAPAN RUGBY TV.

• Day 1: July 25th (Saturday) streaming is here 
• Day 2: July 26th (Sunday) streaming is here 

Taiyo WSS 2025 News

• Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2026 Round 2 Tochigi.
• Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2026 Round 1 Kumagaya.
• Taiyo Life Women’s Challenger Tournament Round 2 2026 Preview.
• Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2026 – Teams and Players’ Guide.