Mie Pearls

Mie Women's Rugby Football Club Pearls (commonly known as Mie Pearls) is a Japanese women's rugby union team based in Yokkaichi, Mie. They compete in Japan's National Women’s Rugby Championship.

The Mie Women's Rugby Football Club Pearls was established in May 2016 with the slogan "From Mie to the World!". Their aim is to become number one in Japan's domestic tournaments and to develop players who can perform on the world stage.^[1]

Mie Pearls won the 2020–21 National Women’s Rugby Championship competition.^[2][3]

In 2024, Mie Pearls signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chiefs Manawa of New Zealand's Super Rugby Aupiki competition.^[4][5] The agreement operates alongside the existing MoU that New Zealand Rugby and the Japan Rugby Football Union has already established.^[6][7] Furthermore, the deal allows both clubs to "explore opportunities that enhance the game for players, coaches and management through the sharing of knowledge and resources".^[4][5]

Mie Pearls met Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix for the 2023–2024 National Women’s Rugby Championship final which was played for the first time at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.^[2][3] They were defeated by Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix 24–40.^[8][9]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Michika Doi Forward Japan Kei Fukuzawa Forward Japan Kyoko Hosokawa Forward Japan Reina Iizuka Forward Japan Soyoka Kinoshita Forward Japan Wako Kitano Forward Japan Nijiho Nagata Forward Japan Saya Nakamura Forward Japan Sato Reina Forward Japan Kai Sachiko Forward Japan Seina Saito Forward Japan Yuuki Sue (cc) Forward Japan Mei Takahashi Forward Japan Moeri Wada Forward Japan

Player Position Union Ayuka Akiyama Back Japan Ria Anoku Back Japan Murata Ayano Back Japan Monique Coffey Back Canada Mizuki Furuya Back Japan Akari Katsushima Back Japan Le'Oxeayn Maiu'u Back New Zealand Satsuki Mitani (cc) Back Japan Rika Miwa Back Japan Sora Nishimura Back Japan Janet Okelo Back Kenya Grace Okulu Back Kenya Nia Sutherland Back New Zealand Nozomi Watanabe Back Japan Sakurako Watanabe Back Japan Mio Yamanaka Back Japan Sayo Yasui Back Japan

• Mie Pearls (Official website)