Megumi Abe

Abe started playing rugby after she quit volleyball at the age of ten while in fourth grade.^[1][2] She attended Iwamichisuikan High School and helped the school's girls sevens team win a national tournament in her third year, she graduated from High School in 2017.^[1][2] She then entered Rissho University where she graduated from in 2021.^[2]

On 13 July 2019, she made her international debut for Japan as a starter against Australia.^[2]

In 2022, she featured in Japan's historic first test against the Black Ferns ahead of the World Cup.^[3][4] She was selected for Japan's squad to the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup that was held in New Zealand.^[2][5] She was the smallest player at the tournament.^[5] She scored an early try for Japan against the United States in their pool match, however, her side went down 17–30 in the end.^[6][7]

Abe was named the Mastercard player of the match after the Sakura's beat Samoa 32–10 at the inaugural 2023 WXV 2 tournament.^[8]

She plays sevens and fifteens for Arukas Queen Kumagaya.^[1][5] In 2024, she scored one of her sides ten tries against Kazakhstan during the Asia Rugby Championship competition which saw Japan qualify for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[9]

In April 2025, she was named in the squad for their USA tour.^[10] On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Sakura's squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.^[11][12]