ARC2017 Round 2: Japan 80 South Korea 10
Japan 80 – Tries: Amanaki Lotoahea 3, Samuela Anise, Yutaka Nagare, Naoki Ozawa, Akihito Yamada, Atsushi Sakate, Rikiya Matsuda, Ryohei Yamanaka, Ryoto Nakamura and Takeshi Hino; Conversions: Jumpei Ogura 5 and Takuya Yamasawa 5 d.
South Korea 10 – Tries: Kim Hyun Soo and Ryu Jae Hyuk.
Competition: Asia Rugby Championship 2017.
Date: Saturday 29 April 2017.
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo.
Japan Test Number: 334.
Kick-off: 14:07 JST (05:07 UTC).
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong).
Assistant Referees: Tim Baker (Hong Kong) and Patrick Kwok (Hong Kong).
Conditions: Fine, sunny and no breeze. Maximum daily forecast for Tokyo 22 degrees Celsius. Surface good.
Halftime: Japan 31 – South Korea 5.
Yellow Cards: Kim Gwang Sik (South Korea No.3, 16 min 1H) and Lim Joon Hui (South Korea No.3, 39 min 2H).
Japan (WR rank 11 (74.22), at 24 April 2017)
| Pos. | Name (Test Player Number) | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shintaro ISHIHARA (634TBC) (v-c) | Suntory Sungoliath | 17/06/1990 | 26 | 181/105 | 2 |
| 2 | Atsushi SAKATE (604) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/06/1993 | 23 | 180/104 | 6 |
| 3 | Genki SUDO (642TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 28/01/1994 | 23 | 173/110 | 2 |
| 4 | Kotaro YATABE (592) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 29/07/1986 | 30 | 190/107 | 10 |
| 5 | Samuela ANISE (620) | Canon Eagles | 30/08/1986 | 30 | 198/118 | 5 |
| 6 | Malgene ILAUA (626) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 05/06/1993 | 23 | 187/105 | 5 |
| 7 | Naoki OZAWA (637TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 08/10/1988 | 28 | 182/103 | 2 |
| 8 | Shuhei MATSUHASHI (627) | Ricoh Black Rams | 24/11/1993 | 23 | 180/99 | 4 |
| 9 | Yutaka NAGRE (639TBC) (c) | Suntory Sungoliath | 04/09/1992 | 24 | 166/71 | 2 |
| 10 | Jumpei OGURA (640TBC) | NTT Communications | 11/07/1992 | 24 | 172/80 | 2 |
| 11 | Akihito YAMADA (574) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 26/07/1985 | 31 | 182/88 | 19 |
| 12 | Rikiya MATSUDA (617) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/05/1994 | 22 | 181/92 | 5 |
| 13 | Ryohei YAMANAKA (541) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 22/06/1988 | 28 | 188/95 | 9 |
| 14 | Amanaki LOTOAHEA (623) | Ricoh Black Rams | 14/04/1990 | 27 | 191/107 | 6 |
| 15 | Ryuji NOGUCHI (599) | Tokai University | 15/07/1995 | 21 | 177/86 | 6 |
| 16 | Takeshi HINO (633) | Yamaha Jubilo | 20/01/1990 | 27 | 172/100 | 4 |
| 17 | Shogo MIURA (607) | Tokai University | 08/06/1995 | 21 | 180/108 | 4 |
| 18 | Yu CHINEN (591) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 18/11/1990 | 26 | 184/125 | 4 |
| 19 | Naohiro KOTAKI (601) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 13/06/1992 | 24 | 194/110 | 9 |
| 20 | Yoshitaka TOKUNAGA (638TBC) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 10/04/1992 | 25 | 185/100 | 2 |
| 21 | Kaito SHIGENO (616) | NEC Green Rockets | 21/11/1990 | 26 | 170/75 | 4 |
| 22 | Takuya YAMASAWA | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/09/1994 | 22 | 176/81 | 1 |
| 23 | Ryoto NAKAMURA (573) | Suntory Sungoliath | 03/06/1991 | 25 | 178/92 | 10 |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph. (NZL, 2016 to present. Sixth test as head coach for three wins and three losses.)
Subs
16 subbed 2, 16 min 2H.
17 subbed 1, 18 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 10 min 1H.
19 subbed 5, 10 min 2H.
20 subbed 6, 16 min 2H.
21 subbed 9, 18 min 2H.
22 subbed 10, 10 min 2H.
23 subbed 10, 22 min 2H.
South Korea (WR rank 28 (28) (55.50), at 24 April 2017)
1- Na Kwan Young, 2- Kim Jib, 3- Kim Gwang Sik, 4- Yang Dae Young, 5- Han Geong Yu, 6- Kim Hyun Soo, 7- Kim Jeong Min (c), 8- Lee Yong Seung, 9- Shin Ki Cheol, 10- Ryu Jae Hyuk, 11- Jang Yong Heung, 12- Moon Jung Ho, 13- Kim Sung Soo, 14- Jeong Yeon Sik and 15- Lee Jae Bok. Reserves: 16- Lim Joon Hui, 17- Kim Sung Tae, 18- Gang Tae Hyun, 19- Shin Da Hyeon, 20- Jung Hyo Jin, 21- Kim Sung Hyun, 22- Kim Gwang Min and 23- Jang Jung Min.
Head Coach – John Walters (NZL).
Assistant Coach – Deon Muir (NZL).