U18 Rugby Sevens: Japan SDS China Tour – Schedule & Team List

The Japan Rugby Football Association (President: Tsuchida Masato, Minato-ku, Tokyo) is pleased to announce the schedule and participating members for the U18 Men’s Sevens Development Scod (SDS) China expedition to be held from Wednesday, September 10th to Monday, September 15th, as follows:

During this China expedition, he is scheduled to participate in the Asian Rugby Emirates U18 Men’s Sevens 2025, which will be held in Hohhot, Mongolia Autonomous Region, China from Saturday, September 13th to Sunday, September 14th. Members registered with the tournament will be notified once again.

*SDS (Sevens Development Squad) = Scod is trying to develop and strengthen players who could become candidates for the Sevens’ Japan national team, from players participating in the Sevens tournament.

Expedition schedule: September 10, 2025 (water) ~ 15 (month)

Tournament schedule: Saturday, September 13th – Sunday, September 14th, 2025 “Asian Rugby Emirates U18 Men’s Sevens 2025” (Hohhot, China)

U18Men’s Sevens Development Scod (SDS) China ExpeditionParticipating members>

full name

Where to be affiliated

Grade year

height

body weight

date of birth

Higashi Yuta

Yuta AZUMA

Osaka Yosei High School, Tokai University

Tokai Univ. Osaka Gyosei HS.

3

173

80

2008/1/19

Iizumi Daruta

Herself iizumi

Waseda Jitsugyo School High School

Waseda Jitsugyo HS.

2

173

76

2008/6/9

Ikeda Kenshin

Kenshin IKEDA

Kokugakuin University Tochigi High School

Kokugakuin Univ. Tochigi HS.

3

172

80

2008/1/11

Okuda So
Hajime OKUDA
Meikei Gakuen High School
Meikei Gakuen HS.
2 170 65 2008/5/16

Koike Keitaro

Keitarou Koike

Osaka Yosei High School, Tokai University

Tokai Univ. Osaka Gyosei HS.

2

170

66

2008/8/27

Tatsuri Mago

Taigo TAKANASHI

Kashiwa High School, affiliated with the University of Distribution Economics

Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa HS.

3

175

78

2008/1/10

Tanaka Jace Kaiji

Jeisu Kairi TANAKA

Meiji University Nakano High School

Meiji Univ. Nakano HS.

3

180

72

2007/10/8

Fukuda Hoshihiro

Tsunehidemichi FUKUDA

Kokugakuin University Tochigi High School

Kokugakuin Univ. Tochigi HS.

3

170

67

2007/5/17

Miyashita Hayabusa

Syun miyashita

Kokugakuin University Kugayama High School

Kokugakuin Univ. Kugayama HS.

3

170

67

2007/8/23

Murata Kazuma

Isshin MURATA

Hotoku Gakuen High School

Hotoku Gakuen HS.

3

175

85

2007/6/15

Yamane Land

Riku YAMANE

Kashiwa High School, affiliated with the University of Distribution Economics

Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa HS.

3

179

86

2007/10/26

Yamamoto Aito

Aito YAMAMOTO

Oita Higashimei High School

Oita Tomei HS.

2

173

75

2008/7/29

post

full name

Where to be affiliated

Sevens Japan national team director

Team Director

Umeda Koichi

Koichi UMEDA

Japan Rugby Football Association

Japan Rugby Football Union

coach

Coach

Kobuki Yusuke

Yusuke KOBUKI

Ricoh Japan Co., Ltd.

Ricoh Japan Co., Ltd.

S&C Coach

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Kido Yosuke

Yosuke KIDO

Japan Rugby Football Association

Japan Rugby Football Union

trainer

Physiotherapist

Futabashi Genki

Genki FUTATSUBASHI

Toyo University

Toyo University

doctor

Doctor

Shirai Nobusuke

Yukihiro SHIRAI

Gifu Civic Hospital

Gifu Municipal Hospital

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