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Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Founded2019; 7 years ago (2019)
LocationKurume, Fukuoka Prefecture
GroundKurume University Mii Campus Grounds
CEOHidetaka Murakami
CoachTakanari Kukimoto
LeagueAll-Japan Women's Rugby Championship
Official website
nanairo-lab.jp/prism-fukuoka/

Nanairo Prism Fukuoka are a Japanese women's rugby union team based in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. They mostly compete in the Taiyo Life Women's Sevens Series, but have occasionally formed joint teams with other clubs to compete in fifteens competitions. The team was founded in 2019 and is operated by the general incorporated association Nanairo Lab.[1][2]

History

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Hidetaka Murakami previously belonged to the Kurume University School of Medicine rugby club.[3] After becoming a physician, he accompanied the Japan under-21 team as its doctor at the 2002 Under-21 World Championship in South Africa.[4] He later served as a team doctor for Japan at the 2011 Rugby World Cup and, from 2016, for the Sunwolves.[3]

CEO Hidetaka Murakami founded the general incorporated association Nanairo Lab, and signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Kurume University on 24 November 2019, that included the use of its facilities, human resource development, and regional development.[5]

On 10 December 2019, the women's seven-a-side rugby team Nanairo Prism Fukuoka was formed. Chiharu Nakamura, captain of the Japanese women's national sevens team for 10 years, served as general manager and was also a contracted player.[2][3] Then-head coach Yusaku Kuwazuru had captained the Japanese men's sevens team that finished fourth at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6][7]

In February 2022, the Kyushu Women's Sevens was held; it was organized by the Kyushu Rugby Football Union and co-organized by Nanairo Lab.[8][9] Nanairo Prism Fukuoka finished as runners-up in the competition.[8] They were also part of the Kyushu–Nagato joint team that participated in the 25th Kansai Women's Rugby Football Tournament.[10]

On 3 February 2023, Nanairo Lab signed a partnership agreement with Kurume City to promote sports and to revitalize the local area.[11]

The team finished fourth overall in the Taiyo Life Women's Sevens Series in 2023, and was selected to participate as a core team for the 2024 series.[12]

In 2025, they formed a joint team with sister team, the Kurume University women's rugby club, to compete in the 28th Kansai Women's Rugby Football Tournament.[13]

Results

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Nanairo Cup Kitakyushu

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  • 2022: Runners-up out of six teams[8]
  • 2023: Third out of ten teams[14]
  • 2024: Third out of ten teams[15]
  • 2025: Champions out of ten teams[16]

Regional Women's Sevens

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  • 2022: Champions out of nine teams, earning qualification for the 2023 Taiyo Life Women's Sevens Series[17][18]

Taiyo Life Women's Sevens Series

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  • 2022: Entered the third round in Suzuka as a guest team and finished ninth out of sixteen teams[19][20]
  • 2023: Fourth overall out of sixteen teams, finishing ninth in the first round, third in the second, fourth in the third and second in the fourth[12]

References

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  1. ↑ "ABOUT US". Nanairo Lab (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  2. 1 2 "女子チーム「ナナイロ プリズム福岡」誕生！ セブンズ日本代表主将の中村知春がGM兼選手に". Rugby Republic (in Japanese). 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "【ラグリパWest】地域医療とラグビー。村上秀孝 ［村上外科病院／院長、ナナイロプリズム福岡／CEO］". Rugby Republic (in Japanese). 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "機関誌「RUGBY FOOTBALL」第52巻1号（2002年7月号）12頁" (in Japanese). Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  5. ↑ "一般社団法人Nanairo Labと包括連携協定を締結 ～本学の女子ラグビーの動きも加速". 久留米大学 (in Japanese). 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "ヘッドコーチご挨拶：桑水流裕策". Nanairo Lab (in Japanese). 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  7. ↑ "自問自答の日々。桑水流裕策（ナナイロプリズム福岡HC）は思う。「チームは生き物」". Rugby Republic (in Japanese). 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. 1 2 3 "九州ラグビーフットボール協会 ｜《北洋建設‐ナナイロカップ》九州ウィメンズセブンス2022〔2月26・27日〕／試合結果". 九州ラグビーフットボール協会 (in Japanese). February 2022. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "【ラグリパWest】3年目の広がり。『北洋建設Presents Nanairo CUP北九州』". Rugby Republic (in Japanese). 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "第25回女子ラグビーフットボール関西大会". Kansai Rugby Football Union (in Japanese). 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "久留米市：Nanairo lab（ナナイロ・ラボ）との連携協定締結". www.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp (in Japanese). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. 1 2 "太陽生命ウィメンズセブンズシリーズ2023 第4戦花園大会 第2日試合結果および年間総合順位のお知らせ｜日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "15人制女子｜Nanairo Prism Fukuoka". nanairo-lab.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "九州ラグビーフットボール協会 ｜北洋建設 Nanairo CUP 北九州"KYUSHU WOMEN'S SEVENS 2023〔2月11・12日〕／試合結果". Kyushu Rugby Football Union (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  15. ↑ "九州ラグビーフットボール協会 ｜北洋建設 presents Nanairo CUP北九州「KYUSHU WOMEN'S SEVENS 2024」〔2月10・11日〕／試合結果". Kyushu Rugby Football Union (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  16. ↑ "北洋建設 presents "Nanairo CUP北九州" 『KYUSHU WOMEN'S SEVENS 2025』 開催のお知らせ". Japan Rugby Football Union (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  17. ↑ "Regional Women's Sevens 2022（リージョナルウィメンズセブンズ2022）実施概要のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  18. ↑ "Regional Women's Sevens 2022（リージョナルウィメンズセブンズ2022）試合結果のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  19. ↑ "「太陽生命ウィメンズセブンズシリーズ2022」実施概要 および大会参加チーム数のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  20. ↑ "太陽生命ウィメンズセブンズシリーズ2022 第3戦鈴鹿大会　第2日試合結果のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
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