18 November,2017
Japan v Tonga: Japan Team Sheet
Japan v Tonga
Competition: Lipovitan D Tour 2017.
Date: Saturday, 18 November 2017.
Venue: Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse.
Japan Test Number: 341.
Kick-off: 17:15 CET (01:15 +1 day JST) (16:15 GMT/UTC).
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland).
Assistant Referees: Pascal Gauzere (France) and Craig Evans (Wales). TMO: Jon Mason (Wales).
Japan (WR rank 11 (73.79), at 13 November 2017)
| Pos. | Name (Test Player Number) | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keita INAGAKI (582) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 02/06/1990 | 27 | 186/116 | 17 |
| 2 | Shota HORIE (530) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/01/1986 | 31 | 180/104 | 53 |
| 3 | Jiwon KOO (Uncapped) | Honda heat | 20/07/1994 | 23 | 183/122 | – |
| 4 | Wimpie van der WALT (654TBC) | NTT Docomo | 06/01/1989 | 28 | 188/106 | 1 |
| 5 | Shinya MAKABE (534) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/03/1987 | 30 | 192/119 | 34 |
| 6 | Kazuki HIMENO (651TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 27/07/1994 | 23 | 187/108 | 1 |
| 7 | Michael LEITCH (518) (c) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/10/1988 | 29 | 189/105 | 51 |
| 8 | Amanaki Lelei MAFI (580) | NTT Communications | 11/01/1990 | 27 | 189/112 | 17 |
| 9 | Fumiaki TANAKA (510) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/01/1985 | 32 | 166/72 | 62 |
| 10 | Yu TAMURA (555) | Canon Eagles | 09/01/1989 | 28 | 181/91 | 46 |
| 11 | Kenki FUKUOKA (569) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/09/1992 | 25 | 175/83 | 23 |
| 12 | Harumichi TATEKAWA (557) | Kubota Spears | 02/12/1989 | 27 | 180/95 | 52 |
| 13 | Timothy LAFAELE (629) | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 19/08/1991 | 26 | 186/98 | 6 |
| 14 | Lomano Lava LEMEKI (624) | Honda Heat | 20/01/1989 | 28 | 177/92 | 3 |
| 15 | Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/02/1993 | 24 | 178/87 | 26 |
| 16 | Atsushi SAKATE (604) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/06/1993 | 24 | 180/104 | 9 |
| 17 | Shintaro ISHIHARA (634TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 17/06/1990 | 27 | 181/105 | 6 |
| 18 | Asaeli Ai VALU (652TBC) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/05/1989 | 28 | 187/115 | 1 |
| 19 | Shunsuke NUNOMAKI (631) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 13/07/1992 | 25 | 178/96 | 4 |
| 20 | Fetuani LAUTAIMI (655TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 21/10/1992 | 25 | 185/115 | 1 |
| 21 | Yutaka NAGARE (639TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 04/09/1992 | 25 | 166/71 | 7 |
| 22 | Sione TEAUPA (653TBC) | Kubota Spears | 09/07/1992 | 25 | 183/99 | 1 |
| 23 | Yoshikazu FUJITA (562) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 08/09/1993 | 24 | 184/90 | 29 |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph.