Top League Select v ASM Clermont Auvergne

A Top League Select side will take on ASM Clermont Auvergne from the Top 14 in France in the Japan – France Rugby Charity Match 2019 at the Gifu Memorial Centre Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu prefecture on Saturday, 2 February 2019.

Dave Dillon from Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers is the head coach of the Top League Select side that includes a mixture of established Japan internationals, overseas players and up-and-coming local talent.

 

Top League Select Squad

Position Name Club DOB Age Hgt/Wgt
Prop Shogo MIURA Toyota Verblitz 08/06/1995 23 180/113
Prop Koki YAMAMOTO Yamaha Jubilo 29/10/1990 28 181/118
Prop Yusuke KIZU Toyota Verblitz 02/12/1995 23 178/113
Prop Takayuki WATANABE Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 27/05/1994 24 180/114
Hooker Takuya KITADE Suntory Sungoliath 14/09/1992 26 180/102
Hooker Kosuke HORIKOSHI Suntory Sungoliath 02/06/1995 23 175/100
Lock Yuya ODO Yamaha Jubilo 09/03/1990 28 188/104
Lock JANG Seok-hwan Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 27/11/1991 27 193/116
Lock Taumua NAEATA Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 02/02/1994 24 193/110
Lock Isaac ROSS NTT Communications 27/10/1984 34 201/116
Flanker Ryota HASEGAWA Panasonic Wild Knights 12/05/1993 25 188/100
Flanker Shuhei MATSUHASHI Ricoh Black Rams 24/11/1993 25 180/99
No8 Isileli NAKAJIMA Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 09/07/1989 29 186/120
No8 Colin BOURKE Ricoh Black Rams 15/10/1984 34 191/110
Halfback Atsushi HIWASA Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 22/05/1987 31 166/72
Halfback Daiki NAKAJIMA NEC Green Rockets 25/03/1996 22 171/80
Flyhalf Akihiro SHIMIZU Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 18/02/1995 23 175/83
Flyhalf Hikaru TAMURA Suntory Sungoliath 12/09/1993 25 175/85
Centre Yusuke KAJIMURA Suntory Sungoliath 13/09/1995 23 180/93
Centre Harumichi TATEKAWA Kubota Spears 02/12/1989 29 180/95
Centre Sione TEAUPA Kubota Spears 09/07/1992 26 183/99
Wing Seiya OZAKI Suntory Sungoliath 11/07/1995 23 174/84
Wing Shinsuke ISEKI Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 24/04/1995 23 179/82
Wing Ryuji NOGUCHI Panasonic Wild Knights 15/07/1995 23 177/83
Fullback Ryohei YAMANAKA Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers 22/06/1988 30 188/95

Head Coach: Dave Dillon (Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers).

 

ASM Clermont Auvergne Squad

Position Name Nationality DOB Age Hgt/Wgt Caps
Prop Etienne Falgoux France 19/01/1993 26 182/110 –
Prop Beka Kakabadze Georgia 07/09/1995 23 181/110 –
Prop Michael Simutoga France 29/09/1996 22 181/116 –
Prop Sipili Faltea France 06/06/1997 21 184/115 –
Prop Loni Uhila Tonga 07/04/1989 29 181/118 –
Prop Davit Zirakashvili Georgia 10/10/1983 35 179/114 53 (GEO)
Hooker Benjamin Kayser France 26/07/1984 33 182/112 37 (FRA)
Lock Paul Jedrasiak France 02/06/1993 25 197/116 10 (FRA)
Lock Sitaleki Timani Tonga 19/09/1986 32 203/118 18 (AUS)
Lock Jacobus van Tonder South Africa 03/03/1998 20 197/118 –
Flanker Julien Ruaud France 07/12/1997 21 196/110 –
Flanker Damien Chouly (c) France 27/11/1985 33 192/110 46 (FRA)
Flanker Alexandre Fischer France 19/01/1998 21 188/104 –
Flanker Alexandre Lapandry France 13/04/1989 29 193/103 11 (FRA)
No8 Fritz Lee Samoa 29/08/1988 30 190/108 –
Halfback Charlie Cassang France 08/02/1995 23 173/80 –
Halfback Kevin Villard France 27/11/2000 18 178/82 –
Flyhalf Patricio Fernandez Argentina 11/10/1994 24 190/92 2 (ARG)
Centre Remi Lamerat France 14/01/1990 28 184/108 17 (FRA)
Centre George Moala New Zealand 11/05/1990 28 181/85 4 (NZL)
Centre Apisai Naqalevu Fiji 21/08/1989 29 184/104 –
Wing Remy Grosso France 04/12/1988 30 190/100 5 (FRA)
Wing Tim Nanai-Williams Samoa 06/12/1989 29 179/87 11 (SAM)
Wing Samuel Ezeala Spain 12/11/1999 19 187/84 –
Fullback Nick Abendanon England 27/08/1986 32 178/86 3 (ENG)

Head Coach: Franck Azema.

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