Result for Japan v Australia
Australia 63 – Tries: Tevita Kuridrani 3, Samu Kerevi 2, Henry Speight, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Nick Phipps and Rob Simmons; Conversions: Reece Hodge 9 d.
Japan 30 – Tries: Wimpie van der Walt, Amanaki Mafi and Kazuki Himeno; Conversions: Yu Tamura 2 and Rikiya Matsuda; Penalties: Rikiya Matsuda 3.
Competition: Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2017.
Date: Saturday, 04 November 2017.
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture.
Japan Test Number: 340.
Kick-off: 14:40 JST (05:40 GMT/UTC).
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand).
Assistant Referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) and Tim Baker (Hong Kong). TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand).
Conditions: Mostly sunny and no wind. Maximum daily forecast for Yokohama 21 degrees Celsius. Surface firm and fast.
Attendance: 43, 631.
Halftime: Australia 35 – Japan 3.
Head-to-head Encounters:
Japan and Australian representative sides, including the full Australian national side (1975, 1987, 2007), Australia A (2003, 2007, 2008), Emerging Wallabies (1972), Australian Universities (1934, 1956, 1981), and Queensland (1978) have met on 18 occasions dating back to 1934. The Australian sides have won 14 times, Japan three times and there has been one draw. The only matches that have test match status for both sides are the five tests between Japan and the full Australian national side. Japan have never beaten the Australian national side in a test.
The highest scoring win for Australia is 91-3 at Lyon in 2007, while the biggest winning margin is 88 points in the same test. The longest winning sequence for the Australian sides is seven wins in a row between 2003 and 2017.
The highest scoring win for Japan is 24-22 against the Emerging Wallabies at Osaka in 1972, while the biggest winning margin is five points against the Australian Universities in Osaka in 1934. The longest winning sequence for Japan is one win in a row in 1934, 1972 and 1981.
Six of the 18 tests were played in Tokyo, four in Osaka, two in Fukuoka, two in Sydney, one in Yokohama, one in Brisbane, one in Townsville and one on neutral territory at Lyon in France.
Japan and Australia have met twice at the Rugby World Cup finals, in Sydney in 1987 and Lyon in 2007.
Official test results for Japan against teams from Australia
| No. | Date | Result
(Home – Away) |
Venue | Tournament | Japan
Test No. |
W/D/L
(For Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 04 Nov 2017 | Japan 30 – Australia 63 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama | 340 | Lost | |
| 17 | 08 Jun 2008 | Japan 21 – Australia A 42 | Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka | PNC | 235 | Lost |
| 16 | 08 Sep 2007 | Australia 91 – Japan 3 | Gerland Stadium, Lyon | RWC | 227 | Lost |
| 15 | 09 Jun 2007 | Australia A 71 – Japan 10 | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | PNC | 223 | Lost |
| 14 | 08 Jun 2003 | Japan 15 – Australia A 66 | Chichibu, Tokyo | 185 | Lost | |
| 13 | 05 Jun 2003 | Japan 5 – Australia A 63 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka | 184 | Lost | |
| 12 | 03 Jun 1987 | Australia 42 – Japan 23 | Concord Oval, Sydney | RWC | 95 | Lost |
| 11 | 21 Mar 1981 | Japan 10 – Australian Universities 9 | Chichibu, Tokyo | 69 | Won | |
| 10 | 05 Mar 1978 | Japan 6 – Queensland 42 | Chichibu, Tokyo | 59 | Lost | |
| 9 | 17Aug 1975 | Australia 50 – Japan 25 | Ballymore, Brisbane | 47 | Lost | |
| 8 | 02 Aug 1975 | Australia 37 – Japan 7 | SCG, Sydney | 46 | Lost | |
| 7 | 08 Apr 1972 | Japan 17 – Emerging Wallabies 17 | Chichibu, Tokyo | 36 | Drew | |
| 6 | 02 Apr 1972 | Japan 24 – Emerging Wallabies 22 | Hanazono, Osaka | 35 | Won | |
| 5 | 25 Mar 1956 | Japan 6 – Australian Universities 19 | Hanazono, Osaka | 14 | Lost | |
| 4 | 21 Mar 1956 | Japan 8 – Australian Universities 19 | Chichibu, Tokyo | 13 | Lost | |
| 3 | 04 Mar 1956 | Japan 14 – Australian Universities 16 | Heiwadai, Fukuoka | 12 | Lost | |
| 2 | 18 Feb 1934 | Japan 14 – Australian Universities 9 | Hanazono, Osaka | 5 | Won | |
| 1 | 11 Feb 1934 | Japan 8 – Australian Universities 18 | Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo | 4 | Lost |
RWC = Rugby World Cup.
PNC = Pacific Nations Cup.
Japan (WR rank 11 (73.79), at 30 October 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 | Takuma ASAHARA (570) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/09/1987 | 30 | 179/113 | 9 |
| 4 | Kazuki HIMENO (651TBC) | Toyota Verblitz | 27/07/1994 | 23 | 187/108 | 1 |
| 5 | Uwe HELU (621) | Yamaha Jubilo | 12/07/1990 | 27 | 193/115 | 7 |
| 6 | Michael LEITCH (518) (c) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/10/1988 | 29 | 189/105 | 51 |
| 7 | Shunsuke NUNOMAKI (631) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 13/07/1992 | 25 | 178/96 | 4 |
| 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 | Rikiya MATSUDA (617) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/05/1994 | 23 | 181/92 | 10 |
| 11 | Ryuji NOGUCHI (599) | Tokai University | 15/07/1995 | 22 | 177/86 | 12 |
| 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 | Koki YAMAMOTO (628) | Yamaha Jubilo | 29/10/1990 | 27 | 181/118 | 5 |
| 18 | Asaeli Ai VALU (652TBC) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 07/05/1989 | 28 | 187/115 | 1 |
| 19 | Wimpie van der WALT (654TBC) | NTT Docomo | 06/01/1989 | 28 | 188/106 | 1 |
| 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 | Yu TAMURA (555) | Canon Eagles | 09/01/1989 | 28 | 181/91 | 46 |
| 23 | Sione TEAUPA (653TBC) | Kubota Spears | 09/07/1992 | 25 | 183/99 | 1 |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph. (NZL, 2016 to present. Twelfth test as head coach for six wins and six losses.)
Subs
16 subbed 2, 23 min 2H.
17 subbed 1, 33 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 12 min 2H.
19 subbed 5, 19 min 1H.
20 subbed 7, 23 min 2H.
21 subbed 9, 19 min 2H.
22 subbed 14, 19 min 2H.
23 subbed 12, 12 min 2H.
Australia (WR rank 3 (87.28), at 30 October 2017)
| Pos. | Name | Franchise/Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Sio | Brumbies/Canberra Vikings | 16/10/1991 | 26 | 187/115 | 40 |
| 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | Western Force/Perth Spirit | 26/07/1985 | 32 | 181/114 | 79 |
| 3 | Sekope Kepu | Waratahs/NSW Country Eagles | 05/02/1986 | 31 | 188/118 | 88 |
| 4 | Rob Simmons | Queensland Reds/Queensland Country | 19/04/1989 | 28 | 200/115 | 79 |
| 5 | Adam Coleman | Western Force/Perth Spirit | 07/10/1991 | 26 | 204/122 | 19 |
| 6 | Ned Hanigan | Waratahs/NSW Country Eagles | 11/04/1995 | 22 | 194/110 | 10 |
| 7 | Michael Hooper (c) | Waratahs/Sydney Rays | 29/10/1991 | 26 | 182/101 | 76 |
| 8 | Sean McMahon | Melbourne Rebels/Melbourne Rising | 18/06/1994 | 23 | 186/101 | 23 |
| 9 | Nick Phipps | Waratahs/Greater Sydney Rams | 09/01/1989 | 28 | 180/87 | 59 |
| 10 | Reece Hodge | Melbourne Rebels/Melbourne Rising | 26/08/1994 | 23 | 191/94 | 21 |
| 11 | Marika Koroibete | Melbourne Rebels/Melbourne Rising | 26/07/1992 | 25 | 180/93 | 5 |
| 12 | Samu Kerevi | Queensland Reds/Brisbane City | 27/09/1993 | 24 | 186/105 | 15 |
| 13 | Tevita Kuridrani | Brumbies/Canberra Vikings | 31/03/1991 | 26 | 192/102 | 55 |
| 14 | Henry Speight | Brumbies/Canberra Vikings | 24/03/1988 | 29 | 186/97 | 18 |
| 15 | Kurtley Beale | NSW Country Eagles | 06/01/1989 | 28 | 184/92 | 68 |
| 16 | Stephen Moore | Queensland Reds/Queensland Country | 20/01/1983 | 34 | 186/112 | 126 |
| 17 | Tom Robertson | Waratahs/NSW Country Eagles | 28/08/1994 | 23 | 180/107 | 16 |
| 18 | Allan Alaalatoa | Brumbies/Canberra Vikings | 28/01/1994 | 23 | 182/120 | 20 |
| 19 | Matt Philip | Western Force/Perth Spirit | 07/03/1994 | 23 | 199/115 | 1 |
| 20 | Ben McCalman | Western Force/Perth Spirit | 18/03/1988 | 29 | 192/106 | 50 |
| 21 | Lopeti Timani | Melbourne Rebels/Melbourne Rising | 28/09/1990 | 27 | 193/124 | 10 |
| 22 | Joe Powell | Brumbies/Canberra Vikings | 11/04/1994 | 23 | 177/83 | 3 |
| 23 | Curtis Rona | Western Force/Perth Spirit | 26/05/1992 | 25 | 194/102 | 3 |
Head Coach – Michael Cheika (2014 to present, Forty-second test as head coach for 23 wins, 2 draws and 17 losses.)
Subs
16 subbed 2, 12 min 2H.
17 subbed 1, 18 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 18 min 2H.
19 subbed 5, 23 min 2H.
20 subbed 7, 23 min 2H.
21 subbed 8, 23 min 2H.
22 subbed 9, 26 min 2H.
23 subbed 15, 18 min 2H.