Japan Under-18s Squad for Tour of Europe in April
The Japan Under-18 representative side is slated to participate in the 2017 Rugby Europe Men’s U18 European Championship. France will host this age-grade championship from Friday 7 April to Saturday 15 April 2017.
Along with France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Georgia, Japan, Canada and the USA have been invited to participate. In the opening round on Friday 7 April, France play Spain, Georgia take on Canada, Japan face Belgium and the USA match it with Portugal. The following round match-ups on Tuesday 11 April depend on the results of the opening round with the positional play-offs taking place on Saturday 15 April.
Players born between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2000 are eligible for selection. This Under-18 European Championship has been played since 2004 and Japan will participate for the first time.
Japan Under-18 Squad for the 2017 Rugby Europe Under-18 European Championship
| Name | University/Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta KOBAYASHI | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 02/06/1999 | 17 | 181/110 |
| Daiki ISHIKAWA | Saga Technical HS | 06/07/1999 | 17 | 178/89 |
| Hikaru TANAKA | Fushimi Technical HS | 19/07/1999 | 17 | 173/100 |
| Toshiaki TERUUCHI | Kokugakuin Univ. Tochigi HS | 03/06/1999 | 17 | 168/95 |
| Kaito DOICHI | Tokai Univ. Sagami HS | 02/07/1999 | 17 | 174/100 |
| Kosuke FUJITA | Kyoto Seisho HS | 28/06/1999 | 17 | 180/120 |
| Ryu KINOSHITA | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 12/01/2000 | 17 | 182/91 |
| Hiroki KIYOHARA | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 06/04/1999 | 17 | 186/103 |
| Akihiro KONO | Tokai Univ. Gyosei HS | 27/09/1999 | 17 | 194/92 |
| Otoya KIHARA | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 27/02/2000 | 17 | 182/91 |
| Reo NAKAYA | Kyoto Seisho HS | 28/08/1999 | 17 | 169/76 |
| Kai YAMAMOTO | Keio HS | 17/03/2000 | 16 | 176/84 |
| Shunsuke FUKUYAMA | Nagasaki Nanzan HS | 11/06/1999 | 17 | 180/80 |
| Shota FUKUI | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 28/09/1999 | 17 | 185/90 |
| Ren IINUMA | Hikawa HS | 08/02/2000 | 17 | 167/65 |
| Shotaro ONZUKA | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 10/08/1999 | 17 | 166/65 |
| Rintaro MARUYAMA | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 17/12/1999 | 17 | 173/77 |
| Itsuki KODAMA | Akita Technical HS | 04/08/1999 | 17 | 191/98 |
| Tomoki OSODA | Tokai Univ. Gyosei HS | 25/11/1999 | 17 | 178/78 |
| Taihei KUSAKA | Christchurch Boys’ HS | 08/11/1999 | 17 | 181/88 |
| Taira MAIN | Gose Industrial HS | 05/09/2000 | 16 | 177/78 |
| Keita INAYOSHI | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 31/08/1999 | 17 | 174/82 |
| Kenyu ASAKURA | Gose Industrial HS | 14/04/1999 | 17 | 174/68 |
| Seijun KAWASAKI | Morioka Technical HS | 17/06/1999 | 17 | 191/90 |
| Ryosuke KAWASE | Tokai Univ. Gyosei HS | 21/07/1999 | 17 | 183/80 |
| Kotetsu NISHIKAWA | Kyoto Seisho HS | 17/07/1999 | 17 | 168/70 |
Head Coach: Akihiro Hoshino (Shizuoka Seiko Gakuin HS).
Last updated: 12 March 2017.