24 November,2017
Line-ups: France v Japan
Competition: Lipovitan D Tour 2017.
Date: Saturday, 25 November 2017.
Venue: U Arena, Nanterre.
Japan Test Number: 342.
Kick-off: 20:45 (JST 04:45 +1 day) (19:45 GMT/UTC).
Referee: Luke Pearce (England).
Assistant Referees: George Clancy (Ireland) and Joy Neville (Ireland). TMO: Sean Davey (England).
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 | 18 |
| 2 | Shota HORIE (530) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/01/1986 | 31 | 180/104 | 54 |
| 3 | Jiwon KOO (656TBC) | Honda heat | 20/07/1994 | 23 | 183/122 | 1 |
| 4 | Wimpie van der WALT (654TBC) | NTT Docomo | 06/01/1989 | 28 | 188/106 | 2 |
| 5 | Shinya MAKABE (534) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/03/1987 | 30 | 192/119 | 35 |
| 6 | Kazuki HIMENO (651TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 27/07/1994 | 23 | 187/108 | 2 |
| 7 | Michael LEITCH (518) (c) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/10/1988 | 29 | 189/105 | 52 |
| 8 | Amanaki Lelei MAFI (580) | NTT Communications | 11/01/1990 | 27 | 189/112 | 18 |
| 9 | Yutaka NAGARE (639TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 04/09/1992 | 25 | 166/71 | 8 |
| 10 | Yu TAMURA (555) | Canon Eagles | 09/01/1989 | 28 | 181/91 | 47 |
| 11 | Kenki FUKUOKA (569) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/09/1992 | 25 | 175/83 | 24 |
| 12 | Harumichi TATEKAWA (557) | Kubota Spears | 02/12/1989 | 27 | 180/95 | 53 |
| 13 | Timothy LAFAELE (629) | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 19/08/1991 | 26 | 186/98 | 7 |
| 14 | Lomano Lava LEMEKI (624) | Honda Heat | 20/01/1989 | 28 | 177/92 | 4 |
| 15 | Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/02/1993 | 24 | 178/87 | 27 |
| 16 | Atsushi SAKATE (604) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/06/1993 | 24 | 180/104 | 10 |
| 17 | Shintaro ISHIHARA (634TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 17/06/1990 | 27 | 181/105 | 7 |
| 18 | Asaeli Ai VALU (652TBC) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/05/1989 | 28 | 187/115 | 2 |
| 19 | Yoshitaka TOKUNAGA (638TBC) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 10/04/1992 | 25 | 185/100 | 7 |
| 20 | Fetuani LAUTAIMI (655TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 21/10/1992 | 25 | 185/115 | 2 |
| 21 | Fumiaki TANAKA (510) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/01/1985 | 32 | 166/72 | 63 |
| 22 | Sione TEAUPA (653TBC) | Kubota Spears | 09/07/1992 | 25 | 183/99 | 2 |
| 23 | Yoshikazu FUJITA (562) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 08/09/1993 | 24 | 184/90 | 30 |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph.
France (WR rank 8 (79.63), at 20 November 2017)
| Pos. | Name | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Poirot | Union Bordeaux Begles | 01/11/1992 | 25 | 181/123 | 13 |
| 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) | RC Toulonnais | 17/06/1986 | 31 | 180/109 | 55 |
| 3 | Rabah Slimani | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 18/10/1989 | 28 | 178/110 | 40 |
| 4 | Romain Taofifenua | RC Toulonnais | 14/09/1990 | 27 | 200/129 | 10 |
| 5 | Sebastien Vahaamahina | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 21/10/1991 | 26 | 202/126 | 27 |
| 6 | Judicael Cancoriet | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 25/04/1996 | 21 | 194/112 | 2 |
| 7 | Sekou Macalou | Stade Francais | 20/04/1995 | 22 | 195/100 | 0 |
| 8 | Louis Picamoles | Montpellier Herault Rugby | 05/02/1986 | 31 | 192/116 | 67 |
| 9 | Baptiste Serin | Union Bordeaux Begles | 20/06/1994 | 23 | 180/87 | 15 |
| 10 | Francois Trinh-Duc | RC Toulonnais | 11/11/1986 | 31 | 185/85 | 62 |
| 11 | Teddy Thomas | Racing 92 | 18/09/1993 | 24 | 185/90 | 7 |
| 12 | Henry Chavancy | Racing 92 | 22/05/1988 | 29 | 183/85 | 2 |
| 13 | Damian Penaud | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 25/09/1996 | 21 | 188/93 | 4 |
| 14 | Gabriel Lacroix | Stade Rochelais | 19/10/1993 | 24 | 171/80 | 0 |
| 15 | Scott Spedding | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 04/05/1986 | 31 | 186/100 | 22 |
| 16 | Camille Chat | Racing 92 | 18/12/1995 | 21 | 178/100 | 9 |
| 17 | Daniel Kotze | Castres Olympique | 28/03/1987 | 30 | 185/126 | 3 |
| 18 | Sebastien Taofifenua | Union Bordeaux Begles | 21/03/1992 | 25 | 178/130 | 1 |
| 19 | Paul Jedrasiak | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 06/02/1993 | 24 | 198/115 | 9 |
| 20 | Fabien Sanconnie | CA Brive | 21/02/1995 | 22 | 195/114 | 2 |
| 21 | Antoine Dupont | Stade Toulousain | 15/11/1996 | 21 | 174/82 | 5 |
| 22 | Mathieu Bastareaud | RC Toulonnais | 17/09/1988 | 29 | 183/120 | 41 |
| 23 | Hugo Bonneval | RC Toulonnais | 19/11/1990 | 27 | 185/90 | 8 |
Head Coach – Guy Noves.