Result for Japan v Argentina

Argentina 54 d Japan 20

Argentina 54 – Tries: Matias Moroni 2, Nicolas Sanchez 2, Santiago Cordero 2 and Tomas Cubelli; Conversions: Nicolas Sanchez 5; Penalties: Nicolas Sanchez 3 d.

Japan 20 – Tries: Amanaki Mafi and Lomano Lava Lemeki; Conversions: Yu Tamura 2; Penalties: Yu Tamura 2.


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: Simon McDowell (Ireland).
Conditions: Sunny partly cloudy, maximum daily forecast for Tokyo 19 degrees Celsius. Surface well grassed, firm and fast.
Attendance: 18,235.
Halftime: Argentina 21 – Japan 6.


Head-to-head Encounters:

Japan and Argentina have met on six occasions dating back to 1993. Argentina have won five, 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 34 points in the 54-20 win in Tokyo in November 2016. The longest winning sequence for Argentina is three wins between 1999 and 2016.

Two of the five tests were 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 20 – Argentina 54 Chichibu, Tokyo   329 Lost
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 (TBC) Yamaha Jubilo 27/10/1981 35 170/105 1
2 Shota HORIE (530) (c) Panasonic Wild Knights 21/01/1986 30 180/104 45
3 Kensuke HATAKEYAMA (515) Suntory Sungoliath 02/08/1985 31 178/113 76
4 Kyosuke KAJIKAWA (TBC) Toshiba Brave Lupus 05/09/1987 29 188/105 1
5 Samuela ANISE (TBC) Canon Eagles 30/08/1986 30 198/118 1
6 Uwe HELU (TBC) Yamaha Jubilo 12/07/1990 26 193/115 1
7 Yuhimaru MIMURA (TBC) Yamaha Jubilo 27/02/1989 27 178/96 1
8 Amanaki Lelei MAFI (580) NTT Communications 11/01/1990 26 189/112 10
9 Fumiaki TANAKA (510) Panasonic Wild Knights 03/01/1985 31 166/72 55
10 Yu TAMURA (555) NEC Green Rockets 09/01/1989 27 181/91 39
11 Akihito YAMADA (574) Panasonic Wild Knights 26/07/1985 31 182/88 16
12 Harumichi TATEKAWA (557) Kubota Spears 02/12/1989 26 180/95 47
13 Amanaki LOTOAHEA (TBC) Ricoh Black Rams 14/04/1990 26 191/107 1
14 Lomano Lava LEMEKI (TBC) Honda Heat 20/01/1989 27 177/92 1
15 Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576) Suntory Sungoliath 26/02/1993 23 178/87 19
             
16 Takeshi KIZU (533) Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 15/07/1988 28 183/114 44
17 Koki YAMAMOTO (TBC) Yamaha Jubilo 29/10/1990 26 181/118 1
18 Heiichiro ITO (TBC) Yamaha Jubilo 05/10/1990 26 175/115 1
19 Kotaro YATABE (592) Panasonic Wild Knights 29/07/1986 30 190/107 7
20 Malgene ILAUA (TBC) Toshiba Brave Lupus 05/06/1993 23 187/105 1
21 Shuhei MATSUHASHI (TBC) Ricoh Black Rams 24/11/1993 22 180/99 1
22 Takahiro OGAWA (TBC) Toshiba Brave Lupus 18/03/1991 25 172/73 1
23 Timothy LAFAELE (TBC) Coca-Cola Red Sparks 19/08/1991 25 186/98 1

Head Coach – Jamie Joseph. (NZL, 2016. First test as head coach for one loss.)

Subs

16 subbed 2, 10 min 2H.
17 subbed 1, 21 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 00 min 2H.
19 subbed 5, 00 min 2H.
20 subbed 6, 00 min 2H.
21 subbed 7, 10 min 2H.
22 subbed 9, 32 min 2H.
23 subbed 13, 21 min 2H.

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 29
2 Agustin Creevy (c) Jaguares URBA 15/03/1985 31 181/110 56
3 Ramiro Herrera Jaguares Austral 14/02/1989 27 194/123 29
4 Guido Petti Jaguares URBA 17/11/1994 21 194/108 21
5 Matias Alemanno Jaguares Cordobesa 05/12/1991 24 199/117 28
6 Tomas Lezana UAR Santiaguena 16/02/1994 22 188/95 9
7 Javier Ortega Desio Jaguares Entrerriana 14/06/1990 26 193/108 29
8 Facundo Isa Jaguares Santiaguena 21/09/1993 23 188/106 22
9 Martin Landajo Jaguares URBA 14/06/1988 28 175/82 63
10 Nicolas Sanchez Jaguares Tucuman 26/10/1988 28 177/83 48
11 Santiago Cordero Jaguares URBA 06/12/1993 22 177/83 27
12 Jeronimo de la Fuente Jaguares Rosario 24/02/1991 25 183/97 24
13 Matias Orlando Jaguares Tucuman 24/11/1991 24 183/96 18
14 Matias Moroni UAR URBA 20/03/1991 25 185/92 16
15 Joaquin Tuculet Jaguares URBA 08/08/1989 27 184/92 38
               
16 Julian Montoya Jaguares URBA 29/10/1993 23 184/103 26
17 Santiago Garcia Botta Jaguares URBA 19/06/1992 24 183/109 11
18 Enrique Pieretto Cordoba Athletic Cordobesa 14/12/1994 21 189/122 10
19 Leonardo Senatore Jaguares Rosario 13/05/1984 32 191/106 41
20 Juan Manuel Leguizamon Jaguares Santiaguena 06/06/1983 33 190/104 74
21 Tomas Cubelli Brumbies (AUS) URBA 12/06/1989 27 177/81 55
22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias Jaguares URBA 16/06/1988 28 179/92 29
23 Ramiro Moyano Jaguares Tucuman 28/05/1990 26 180/86 12

Head Coach: Daniel Hourcade.
Team Manager: Diego Raul Tyslak.
Coach: Emiliano Bergamaschi.
Coach: Pablo Bouza.
Coach: German Fernandez.

Subs

16 subbed 2, 14 min 2H.
17 subbed 1, 26 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 14 min 2H.
19 subbed 8, 10 min 2H.
20 subbed 4, 18 min 2H.
21 subbed 9, 14 min 2H.
22 subbed 12, 21 min 2H.
23 subbed 15, 10 min 2H.

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