Preview for Japan v Argentina
Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2016
Competition: Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2016.
Date: Saturday 05 November 2016.
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo.
Japan Test Number: 329.
Kick-off: 14:40 JST (05:40 UTC/GMT).
Referee: Romain Poite (France).
Assistant Referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England) and Tim Baker (Hong Kong). TMO: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland).
Head-to-head Encounters:
Japan and Argentina have met on five occasions dating back to 1993. Argentina have won four, Japan one and there have been no draws.
The highest scoring win for Japan was 44-29 in Tokyo in September 1998, while the biggest winning margin was 15 points in the same test. The longest winning sequence for Japan is one win in a row in 1998.
The highest scoring win for Argentina was 68-36 in Buenos Aires in April 2005, while the biggest winning margin was 32 points in the same test. The longest winning sequence for Argentina is two wins in 1993 and again between 1999 and 2005.
One of the five tests was played in Japan while three tests were played in Argentina and the other test was played on neutral territory.
Japan and Argentina have met once at the Rugby World Cup finals, in Cardiff in 1999.
Official test results for Japan against Argentina
| No. | Date | Result
(Home – Away) |
Venue | Tournament | Japan
Test No. |
W/D/L
(For Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 05 Nov 2016 | Japan xx – Argentina xx | Chichibu, Tokyo | 329 | ||
| 5 | 23 Apr 2005 | Argentina 68 – Japan 36 | Buenos Aires | 201 | Lost | |
| 4 | 16 Oct 1999 | Argentina 33 – Japan 12 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | RWC | 161 | Lost |
| 3 | 15 Sep 1998 | Japan 44 – Argentina 29 | Chichibu, Tokyo | 148 | Won | |
| 2 | 22 May 1993 | Argentina 45 – Japan 20 | Buenos Aires | 117 | Lost | |
| 1 | 15 May 1993 | Argentina 30 – Japan 27 | Tucuman | 116 | Lost |
RWC = Rugby World Cup
Japan (WR rank 12 (75.23), at 31 October 2016)
| Pos. | Name (Test Player Number) | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi NAKATANI (Uncapped) | Yamaha Jubilo | 27/10/1981 | 35 | 170/105 | – |
| 2 | Shota HORIE (530) (c) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/01/1986 | 30 | 180/104 | 44 |
| 3 | Kensuke HATAKEYAMA (515) | Suntory Sungoliath | 02/08/1985 | 31 | 178/113 | 75 |
| 4 | Kyosuke KAJIKAWA (Uncapped) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 05/09/1987 | 29 | 188/105 | – |
| 5 | Samuela ANISE (Uncapped) | Canon Eagles | 30/08/1986 | 30 | 198/118 | – |
| 6 | Uwe HELU (Uncapped) | Yamaha Jubilo | 12/07/1990 | 26 | 193/115 | – |
| 7 | Yuhimaru MIMURA (Uncapped) | Yamaha Jubilo | 27/02/1989 | 27 | 178/96 | – |
| 8 | Amanaki Lelei MAFI (580) | NTT Communications | 11/01/1990 | 26 | 189/112 | 9 |
| 9 | Fumiaki TANAKA (510) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/01/1985 | 31 | 166/72 | 54 |
| 10 | Yu TAMURA (555) | NEC Green Rockets | 09/01/1989 | 27 | 181/91 | 38 |
| 11 | Akihito YAMADA (574) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 26/07/1985 | 31 | 182/88 | 15 |
| 12 | Harumichi TATEKAWA (557) | Kubota Spears | 02/12/1989 | 26 | 180/95 | 46 |
| 13 | Amanaki LOTOAHEA (Uncapped) | Ricoh Black Rams | 14/04/1990 | 26 | 191/107 | – |
| 14 | Lomano Lava LOMEKI (Uncapped) | Honda Heat | 20/01/1989 | 27 | 177/92 | – |
| 15 | Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/02/1993 | 23 | 178/87 | 18 |
| 16 | Takeshi KIZU (533) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 15/07/1988 | 28 | 183/114 | 43 |
| 17 | Koki YAMAMOTO (Uncapped) | Yamaha Jubilo | 29/10/1990 | 26 | 181/118 | – |
| 18 | Heiichiro ITO (Uncapped) | Yamaha Jubilo | 05/10/1990 | 26 | 175/115 | – |
| 19 | Kotaro YATABE (TBC) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 29/07/1986 | 30 | 190/107 | 6 |
| 20 | Malgene ILAUA (Uncapped) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 05/06/1993 | 23 | 187/105 | – |
| 21 | Shuhei MATSUHASHI (Uncapped) | Ricoh Black Rams | 24/11/1993 | 22 | 180/99 | – |
| 22 | Takahiro OGAWA (Uncapped) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 18/03/1991 | 25 | 172/73 | – |
| 23 | Timothy LAFAELE (Uncapped) | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 19/08/1991 | 25 | 186/98 | – |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph. (NZL, 2016. First test as head coach.)
Argentina (WR rank 9 (80.31), at 31 October 2016)
| Pos. | Name | Club | Union | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Noguera | Jaguares | Tucuman | 05/10/1993 | 23 | 179/108 | 28 |
| 2 | Agustin Creevy (c) | Jaguares | URBA | 15/03/1985 | 31 | 181/110 | 55 |
| 3 | Ramiro Herrera | Jaguares | Austral | 14/02/1989 | 27 | 194/123 | 28 |
| 4 | Guido Petti | Jaguares | URBA | 17/11/1994 | 21 | 194/108 | 20 |
| 5 | Matias Alemanno | Jaguares | Cordobesa | 05/12/1991 | 24 | 199/117 | 27 |
| 6 | Tomas Lezana | UAR | Santiaguena | 16/02/1994 | 22 | 188/95 | 8 |
| 7 | Javier Ortega Desio | Jaguares | Entrerriana | 14/06/1990 | 26 | 193/108 | 28 |
| 8 | Facundo Isa | Jaguares | Santiaguena | 21/09/1993 | 23 | 188/106 | 21 |
| 9 | Martin Landajo | Jaguares | URBA | 14/06/1988 | 28 | 175/82 | 62 |
| 10 | Nicolas Sanchez | Jaguares | Tucuman | 26/10/1988 | 28 | 177/83 | 47 |
| 11 | Santiago Cordero | Jaguares | URBA | 06/12/1993 | 22 | 177/83 | 26 |
| 12 | Jeronimo de la Fuente | Jaguares | Rosario | 24/02/1991 | 25 | 183/97 | 23 |
| 13 | Matias Orlando | Jaguares | Tucuman | 24/11/1991 | 24 | 183/96 | 17 |
| 14 | Matias Moroni | UAR | URBA | 20/03/1991 | 25 | 185/92 | 15 |
| 15 | Joaquin Tuculet | Jaguares | URBA | 08/08/1989 | 27 | 184/92 | 37 |
| 16 | Julian Montoya | Jaguares | URBA | 29/10/1993 | 23 | 184/103 | 25 |
| 17 | Santiago Garcia Botta | Jaguares | URBA | 19/06/1992 | 24 | 183/109 | 10 |
| 18 | Enrique Pieretto | Cordoba Athletic | Cordobesa | 14/12/1994 | 21 | 189/122 | 9 |
| 19 | Leonardo Senatore | Jaguares | Rosario | 13/05/1984 | 32 | 191/106 | 40 |
| 20 | Juan Manuel Leguizamon | Jaguares | Santiaguena | 06/06/1983 | 33 | 190/104 | 73 |
| 21 | Tomas Cubelli | Brumbies (AUS) | URBA | 12/06/1989 | 27 | 177/81 | 54 |
| 22 | Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias | Jaguares | URBA | 16/06/1988 | 28 | 179/92 | 28 |
| 23 | Ramiro Moyano | Jaguares | Tucuman | 28/05/1990 | 26 | 180/86 | 11 |
Head Coach: Daniel Hourcade.
Team Manager: Diego Raul Tyslak.
Coach: Emiliano Bergamaschi.
Coach: Pablo Bouza.
Coach: German Fernandez.