Result: France v Japan
France 23 – Tries: Rabah Slimani and Gabriel Lacroix; Conversions: Francois Trinh-Duc 2; Penalties: Francois Trinh-Duc 3 drew with
Japan 23 – Tries: Shota Horie, Timothy Lafaele and Asaeli Ai Valu; Conversion: Yu Tamura; Penalties: Yu Tamura 2.
Competition: Lipovitan D Tour 2017.
Date: Saturday, 25 November 2017.
Venue: U Arena, Nanterre (fixed roof).
Japan Test Number: 342.
Kick-off: 21:00 (JST 05:00 +1 day) (20:00 GMT/UTC).
Referee: Luke Pearce (England).
Assistant Referees: George Clancy (Ireland) and Joy Neville (Ireland). TMO: Sean Davey (England).
Conditions: Forecast for Paris is morning showers, cloudy in the afternoon and clear skies in the evening. Temperature range 2 degrees to 7 degrees Celsius. Artificial ‘SoftGrass’ surface.
Attendance: 23,000.
Halftime: France 13 – Japan 8.
Yellow Card: Gabriel Lacroix (France No.11, 21 min 2H, dangerous play, tackling Japan No.10 Yu Tamura in the air).
Japan (WR rank 11 (73.79), at 20 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 | 19 |
| 2 | Shota HORIE (530) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/01/1986 | 31 | 180/104 | 55 |
| 3 | Jiwon KOO (656TBC) | Honda heat | 20/07/1994 | 23 | 183/122 | 2 |
| 4 | Wimpie van der WALT (654TBC) | NTT Docomo | 06/01/1989 | 28 | 188/106 | 3 |
| 5 | Shinya MAKABE (534) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/03/1987 | 30 | 192/119 | 36 |
| 6 | Kazuki HIMENO (651TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 27/07/1994 | 23 | 187/108 | 3 |
| 7 | Michael LEITCH (518) (c) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/10/1988 | 29 | 189/105 | 53 |
| 8 | Amanaki Lelei MAFI (580) | NTT Communications | 11/01/1990 | 27 | 189/112 | 19 |
| 9 | Yutaka NAGARE (639TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 04/09/1992 | 25 | 166/71 | 9 |
| 10 | Yu TAMURA (555) | Canon Eagles | 09/01/1989 | 28 | 181/91 | 48 |
| 11 | Kenki FUKUOKA (569) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/09/1992 | 25 | 175/83 | 25 |
| 12 | Harumichi TATEKAWA (557) | Kubota Spears | 02/12/1989 | 27 | 180/95 | 54 |
| 13 | Timothy LAFAELE (629) | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 19/08/1991 | 26 | 186/98 | 8 |
| 14 | Lomano Lava LEMEKI (624) | Honda Heat | 20/01/1989 | 28 | 177/92 | 5 |
| 15 | Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/02/1993 | 24 | 178/87 | 28 |
| 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 | 8 |
| 18 | Asaeli Ai VALU (652TBC) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/05/1989 | 28 | 187/115 | 3 |
| 19 | Yoshitaka TOKUNAGA (638TBC) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 10/04/1992 | 25 | 185/100 | 8 |
| 20 | Fetuani LAUTAIMI (655TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 21/10/1992 | 25 | 185/115 | 3 |
| 21 | Fumiaki TANAKA (510) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/01/1985 | 32 | 166/72 | 64 |
| 22 | Sione TEAUPA (653TBC) | Kubota Spears | 09/07/1992 | 25 | 183/99 | 3 |
| 23 | Yoshikazu FUJITA (562) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 08/09/1993 | 24 | 184/90 | 31 |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph. (NZL, 2016 to present. Fourteenth test as head coach for seven wins, one draw and six losses.)
Subs:
16 not used.
17 subbed 1, 28 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 16 min 2H.
19 subbed 5, 21 min 2H. (Subbed No.5, 08-10 mins 1H for HIA and subbed No.4, 29-34 mins 1H for bloodbin)
20 subbed 4, 21 min 2H.
21 subbed 9, 21 min 2H.
22 subbed 12, 21 min 2H.
23 subbed 11, 18 min 1H.
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 | 14 |
| 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) | RC Toulonnais | 17/06/1986 | 31 | 180/109 | 56 |
| 3 | Rabah Slimani | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 18/10/1989 | 28 | 178/110 | 41 |
| 4 | Romain Taofifenua | RC Toulonnais | 14/09/1990 | 27 | 200/129 | 11 |
| 5 | Sebastien Vahaamahina | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 21/10/1991 | 26 | 202/126 | 28 |
| 6 | Judicael Cancoriet | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 25/04/1996 | 21 | 194/112 | 3 |
| 7 | Sekou Macalou | Stade Francais | 20/04/1995 | 22 | 195/100 | 1 |
| 8 | Louis Picamoles | Montpellier Herault Rugby | 05/02/1986 | 31 | 192/116 | 68 |
| 9 | Baptiste Serin | Union Bordeaux Begles | 20/06/1994 | 23 | 180/87 | 16 |
| 10 | Francois Trinh-Duc | RC Toulonnais | 11/11/1986 | 31 | 185/85 | 63 |
| 11 | Gabriel Lacroix | Stade Rochelais | 19/10/1993 | 24 | 171/80 | 1 |
| 12 | Henry Chavancy | Racing 92 | 22/05/1988 | 29 | 183/85 | 3 |
| 13 | Damian Penaud | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 25/09/1996 | 21 | 188/93 | 5 |
| 14 | Teddy Thomas | Racing 92 | 18/09/1993 | 24 | 185/90 | 8 |
| 15 | Scott Spedding | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 04/05/1986 | 31 | 186/100 | 23 |
| 16 | Camille Chat | Racing 92 | 18/12/1995 | 21 | 178/100 | 10 |
| 17 | Sebastien Taofifenua | Union Bordeaux Begles | 21/03/1992 | 25 | 178/130 | 2 |
| 18 | Daniel Kotze | Castres Olympique | 28/03/1987 | 30 | 185/126 | 4 |
| 19 | Paul Jedrasiak | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 06/02/1993 | 24 | 198/115 | 10 |
| 20 | Fabien Sanconnie | CA Brive | 21/02/1995 | 22 | 195/114 | 3 |
| 21 | Antoine Dupont | Stade Toulousain | 15/11/1996 | 21 | 174/82 | 6 |
| 22 | Mathieu Bastareaud | RC Toulonnais | 17/09/1988 | 29 | 183/120 | 42 |
| 23 | Hugo Bonneval | RC Toulonnais | 19/11/1990 | 27 | 185/90 | 9 |
Head Coach – Guy Noves (2015 to present. Twenty-first test as head coach for seven wins, one draw and 13 losses).
Subs:
16 subbed 2, 15 min 2H.
17 subbed 1, 10 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 33 min 2H.
19 subbed 4, 00 min 2H.
20 subbed 8, 35 min 2H.
21 subbed 9, 27 min 2H.
22 subbed 13, 06 min 2H.
23 subbed 15, 09 min 2H.