15 August,2019
Japan Training Squad for Rugby World Cup 2019
On 14 August 2019, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced the 41-man Japan training squad in preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2019. Training camp will be held at Abashiri city in Hokkaido from 18-28 August 2019.
The final 31-man squad for the Rugby World Cup 2019 will be announced at 2:00 PM on Thursday, 29 August 2019.
41-man Japan Training Squad for 2019 Rugby World Cup
| Name (Japan player number) | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
| Shintaro ISHIHARA (634) | Suntory Sungoliath | 17/06/1990 | 29 | 181/105 | 11 |
| Keita INAGAKI (582) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 02/06/1990 | 29 | 186/116 | 28 |
| Yusuke KIZU (663TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 02/12/1995 | 23 | 178/113 | 3 |
| Jiwon KOO (656) | Honda Heat | 20/07/1994 | 25 | 183/122 | 7 |
| Isileli NAKAJIMA (659) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 09/07/1989 | 29 | 186/120 | 2 |
| Shogo MIURA (607) | Toyota Verblitz | 08/06/1995 | 24 | 180/113 | 7 |
| Hiroshi YAMASHITA (523) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 01/01/1986 | 33 | 183/118 | 51 |
| Koki YAMAMOTO (628) | Yamaha Jubilo | 29/10/1990 | 28 | 181/118 | 7 |
| Asaeli Ai VALU (653) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/05/1989 | 30 | 187/115 | 8 |
| Takuya KITADE (uncapped) | Suntory Sungoliath | 14/09/1992 | 26 | 180/102 | – |
| Atsushi SAKATE (604) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/06/1993 | 26 | 180/104 | 16 |
| Shota HORIE (530) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/01/1986 | 33 | 180/104 | 61 |
| Kosuke HORIKOSHI (647) | Suntory Sungoliath | 02/06/1995 | 24 | 175/100 | 2 |
| Samuela ANISE (620) | Canon Eagles | 30/08/1986 | 32 | 198/118 | 12 |
| Luke THOMPSON (493) | Kintetsu Liners | 16/04/1981 | 38 | 196/110 | 66 |
| Wimpie van der WALT (652) | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 06/01/1989 | 30 | 188/106 | 12 |
| Uwe HELU (621) | Yamaha Jubilo | 12/07/1990 | 29 | 193/113 | 13 |
| James MOORE (661TBC) | Munakata Sanix Blues | 11/06/1993 | 26 | 195/102 | 2 |
| Hendrik TUI (565) | Suntory Sungoliath | 13/12/1987 | 31 | 189/108 | 44 |
| Yoshitaka TOKUNAGA (638) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 10/04/1992 | 27 | 185/100 | 11 |
| Shunsuke NUNOMAKI (631) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 13/07/1992 | 27 | 178/98 | 7 |
| Michael LEITCH (518) (c) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/10/1988 | 30 | 190/110 | 62 |
| Pieter LABUSCHAGNE (662TBC) | Kubota Spears | 11/01/1989 | 30 | 189/105 | 2 |
| Kazuki HIMENO (651) | Toyota Verblitz | 27/07/1994 | 25 | 187/108 | 12 |
| Amanaki Lelei MAFI (580) | NTT Communications | 11/01/1990 | 29 | 189/112 | 24 |
| Kaito SHIGENO (616) | Toyota Verblitz | 21/11/1990 | 28 | 170/75 | 9 |
| Fumiaki TANAKA (510) | Canon Eagles | 03/01/1985 | 34 | 166/72 | 70 |
| Yutaka NAGARE (639) | Suntory Sungoliath | 04/09/1992 | 26 | 166/71 | 18 |
| Yu TAMURA (555) | Canon Eagles | 09/01/1989 | 30 | 181/92 | 57 |
| Rikiya MATSUDA (617) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/05/1994 | 25 | 181/92 | 19 |
| Kenki FUKUOKA (569) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/09/1992 | 26 | 175/83 | 33 |
| Ataata MOEAKIOLA (605) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 06/02/1996 | 23 | 185/114 | 3 |
| Lomano Lava LEMEKI (624) | Honda Heat | 20/01/1989 | 30 | 177/92 | 11 |
| Yusuke KAJIMURA (660) | Suntory Sungoliath | 13/09/1995 | 23 | 180/93 | 1 |
| William TUPOU (650) | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 20/07/1990 | 29 | 188/101 | 9 |
| Ryoto NAKAMURA (573) | Suntory Sungoliath | 03/06/1991 | 28 | 178/92 | 18 |
| Tim BENNETTS (587) | Munakata Sanix Blues | 01/08/1990 | 29 | 183/94 | 5 |
| Timothy LAFAELE (629) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 19/08/1991 | 27 | 186/98 | 17 |
| Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/02/1993 | 26 | 178/88 | 33 |
| Ryuji NOGUCHI (599) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 15/07/1995 | 23 | 177/83 | 13 |
| Ryohei YAMANAKA (541) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 22/06/1988 | 31 | 188/95 | 13 |
Staff
| Position | Name | |
| High Performance Vice-chairman | Yuichiro Fujii | JRFU |
| Head Coach | Jamie Joseph | JRFU |
| Attack Coach | Tony Brown | JRFU |
| Defence Coach | Scott Hansen | JRFU |
| Scrum Coach | Shin Hasegawa | JRFU |
| S&C Coach | Simon Jones | JRFU |
| S&C Coach | Chihito Ota | Keio University |
| Mental Coach | David Galbraith | JRFU |
| Team Doctor | Sohei Takamori | Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital |
| Performance Coordinator | Karl McDonald | JRFU |
| Physiotherapist | Hidenori Izawa | Dome Co., Ltd. |
| Physiotherapist | Junnosuke Aono | Secom Ruggets |
| Analyst | Andrew Watts | JRFU |
| Analyst | Shumpei Hamano | JRFU |
| Analyst | Takashi Toda | JRFU |
| Interpreter | Hidenori Sato | EHB International |
| Team Manager | Takenori Omura | JRFU |
| Assistant | Randle Yamamuro | JRFU |