Japan v South Korea
Competition: Asia Rugby Championship 2017.
Date: Saturday 29 April 2017.
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo.
Japan Test Number: 334.
Kick-off: 14:07 JST (05:07 UTC).
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong).
Japan (WR rank 11 (74.22), at 24 April 2017)
| Pos. | Name (Test Player Number) | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shintaro ISHIHARA (634TBC) (v-c) | Suntory Sungoliath | 17/06/1990 | 26 | 181/105 | 1 |
| 2 | Atsushi SAKATE (604) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/06/1993 | 23 | 180/104 | 5 |
| 3 | Genki SUDO (642TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 28/01/1994 | 23 | 173/110 | 1 |
| 4 | Kotaro YATABE (592) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 29/07/1986 | 30 | 190/107 | 9 |
| 5 | Samuela ANISE (620) | Canon Eagles | 30/08/1986 | 30 | 198/118 | 4 |
| 6 | Malgene ILAUA (626) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 05/06/1993 | 23 | 187/105 | 4 |
| 7 | Naoki OZAWA (637TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 08/10/1988 | 28 | 182/103 | 1 |
| 8 | Shuhei MATSUHASHI (627) | Ricoh Black Rams | 24/11/1993 | 23 | 180/99 | 3 |
| 9 | Yutaka NAGRE (639TBC) (c) | Suntory Sungoliath | 04/09/1992 | 24 | 166/71 | 1 |
| 10 | Jumpei OGURA (640TBC) | NTT Communications | 11/07/1992 | 24 | 172/80 | 1 |
| 11 | Akihito YAMADA (574) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 26/07/1985 | 31 | 182/88 | 18 |
| 12 | Rikiya MATSUDA (617) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 03/05/1994 | 22 | 181/92 | 4 |
| 13 | Ryohei YAMANAKA (541) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 22/06/1988 | 28 | 188/95 | 8 |
| 14 | Amanaki LOTOAHEA (623) | Ricoh Black Rams | 14/04/1990 | 27 | 191/107 | 5 |
| 15 | Ryuji NOGUCHI (599) | Tokai University | 15/07/1995 | 21 | 177/86 | 5 |
| 16 | Takeshi HINO (633) | Yamaha Jubilo | 20/01/1990 | 27 | 172/100 | 3 |
| 17 | Shogo MIURA (607) | Tokai University | 08/06/1995 | 21 | 180/108 | 3 |
| 18 | Yu CHINEN (591) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 18/11/1990 | 26 | 184/125 | 3 |
| 19 | Naohiro KOTAKI (601) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 13/06/1992 | 24 | 194/110 | 8 |
| 20 | Yoshitaka TOKUNAGA (638TBC) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 10/04/1992 | 25 | 185/100 | 1 |
| 21 | Kaito SHIGENO (616) | NEC Green Rockets | 21/11/1990 | 26 | 170/75 | 3 |
| 22 | Takuya YAMASAWA | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/09/1994 | 22 | 176/81 | – |
| 23 | Ryoto NAKAMURA (573) | Suntory Sungoliath | 03/06/1991 | 25 | 178/92 | 9 |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph.
South Korea (WR rank 28 (28) (55.50), at 24 April 2017)
1- Na Kwan Young, 2- Kim Jib, 3- Kim Gwang Sik, 4- Yang Dae Young, 5- Han Geong Yu, 6- Kim Hyun Soo, 7- Kim Jeong Min (c), 8- Lee Yong Seung, 9- Shin Ki Cheol, 10- Ryu Jae Hyuk, 11- Jang Yong Heung, 12- Moon Jung Ho, 13- Kim Sung Soo, 14- Jeong Yeon Sik and 15- Lee Jae Bok. Reserves: 16- Lim Joon Hui, 17- Kim Sung Tae, 18- Gang Tae Hyun, 19- Shin Da Hyeon, 20- Jung Hyo Jin, 21- Kim Sung Hyun, 22- Kim Gwang Min and 23- Jang Jung Min.
Head Coach – John Walters (NZL).
Assistant Coach – Deon Muir (NZL).