08 June,2018
Japan Squad for First Test Against Italy
Japan (WR rank 11 (75.66), at 04 June 2018)
| Pos. | Name (Test Player Number) | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keita INAGAKI (582) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 02/06/1990 | 28 | 186/116 | 19 |
| 2 | Shota HORIE (530) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/01/1986 | 32 | 180/104 | 55 |
| 3 | Jiwon KOO (656) | Honda heat | 20/07/1994 | 23 | 183/122 | 2 |
| 4 | Wimpie van der WALT (652) | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 06/01/1989 | 29 | 188/106 | 3 |
| 5 | Samuela ANISE (620) | Canon Eagles | 30/08/1986 | 31 | 198/118 | 7 |
| 6 | Kazuki HIMENO (651) | 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 | 28 | 189/112 | 19 |
| 9 | Fumiaki TANAKA (510) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/01/1985 | 33 | 166/72 | 64 |
| 10 | Yu TAMURA (555) | Canon Eagles | 09/01/1989 | 29 | 181/91 | 48 |
| 11 | Kenki FUKUOKA (569) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/09/1992 | 25 | 175/83 | 25 |
| 12 | Timothy LAFAELE (629) | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 19/08/1991 | 26 | 186/98 | 8 |
| 13 | William TUPOU (650) | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 20/07/1990 | 27 | 187/101 | 1 |
| 14 | Lomano Lava LEMEKI (624) | Honda Heat | 20/01/1989 | 29 | 177/92 | 5 |
| 15 | Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/02/1993 | 25 | 178/87 | 28 |
| 16 | Yusuke NIWAI (649) | Canon Eagles | 22/10/1991 | 26 | 174/102 | 3 |
| 17 | Shintaro ISHIHARA (634) | Suntory Sungoliath | 17/06/1990 | 27 | 181/105 | 8 |
| 18 | Takuma ASAHARA (570) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/09/1987 | 30 | 179/113 | 9 |
| 19 | Uwe HELU (621) | Yamaha Jubilo | 12/07/1990 | 27 | 193/115 | 7 |
| 20 | Yoshitaka TOKUNAGA (638) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 10/04/1992 | 26 | 185/100 | 8 |
| 21 | Yutaka NAGARE (639) | Suntory Sungoliath | 04/09/1992 | 25 | 166/71 | 9 |
| 22 | Rikiya MATSUDA (617) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/05/1994 | 25 | 181/92 | 10 |
| 23 | Ryoto NAKAMURA (573) | Suntory Sungoliath | 03/06/1991 | 27 | 178/92 | 11 |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph. (NZL, 2016 to present. Fourteen tests as head coach for seven wins, one draw and six losses.)