Japan U20 Training Squad Announced Ahead of NZU Clash
The JFRU have announced members of the Japan U20 Training Squad ahead of their upcoming match against New Zealand Universities (NZU), New Zealand’s National University Rugby Team.
The squad will assemble in Oita City, on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu from May 11-17, with their match against NZU taking place on May 16 at Crasus Soccer and Rugby Field in Oita City.
NZU will be in Japan for a three-match tour, with all three fixtures taking place in Oita Prefecture. In addition to Japan U20, NZU will also play two matches against the JAPAN XV. The first fixture will take place on May 20 in the nearby onsen resort of Beppu before returning to Oita City for the return match on May 24.
All three matches will be free to attend, giving fans in Kyushu the chance to watch Japan’s future national team stars. With NZU also featuring future Super Rugby Pacific players and potential All Blacks, the quality of the fixtures are sure to be electric.
Japan U20 Squad:
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Height(cm) | Weight(kg) | DOB |
| PR | Rinnosuke TAKAHASHI | Ritsumeikan Univ. | 167 | 95 | 2005/12/21 |
| PR | Hiroki ODA | Tenri Univ. | 174 | 114 | 2006/2/10 |
| PR | Rintaro MARUTA | Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ. | 166 | 98 | 2005/2/3 |
| HO | Kotaro HAMAURA | Tsukuba Univ. | 170 | 92 | 2005/8/11 |
| HO | Yuta HANAZAWA | Hosei Univ. | 175 | 105 | 2005/10/13 |
| HO | Shota ICHIKAWA | Ryukoku Univ. | 174 | 103 | 2006/1/14 |
| PR | Kaito TOMINAGA | Ryutsu Keizai Univ. | 178 | 110 | 2005/7/14 |
| LO | Tai KAGAYA | Ritsumeikan Univ. | 188 | 99 | 2006/10/5 |
| LO | Seiichiro NISHINO | Keio Univ. | 184 | 91 | 2007/1/22 |
| LO | Toranosuke SONODA | Ryutsu Keizai Univ. | 186 | 103 | 2005/3/6 |
| FL | Tensei MATSUZAKI | Aoyama Gakuin Univ. | 173 | 90 | 2005/12/4 |
| FL | Masanori NAKANO | Keio Univ. | 178 | 101 | 2006/1/8 |
| FL | Kua OSAWA | Hosei Univ. | 172 | 90 | 2005/8/28 |
| NO8 | Rikuto NAKAYA | Doshisha Univ. | 180 | 102 | 2005/4/15 |
| SH | Yoshito MITAMURA | Teikyo Univ. | 170 | 72 | 2005/5/27 |
| SH | Shoya ARAKI | Chubu Univ. Haruhigaoka HS. | 169 | 70 | 2007/6/2 |
| SO | Daiki WATANABE | Rissho Univ. | 182 | 87 | 2005/9/11 |
| SO | Takeru NIWA | Doshisha Univ. | 173 | 72 | 2006/10/1 |
| CTB | Takumi KO | Kyoto Sangyo Univ. | 178 | 80 | 2005/6/26 |
| CTB | Akira FUKUMOTO | Hosei Univ. | 175 | 86 | 2005/5/31 |
| CTB | Futo SATO | Teikyo Univ. | 180 | 89 | 2005/11/8 |
| WTB | Raia TAKASHIMA | Toyota Industries Corporation Shuttles Aichi | 184 | 77 | 2005/3/23 |
| WTB | Keisyu OTA | Kindai Univ. | 183 | 83 | 2005/5/14 |
| WTB | Isa FUKADA | Tsukuba Univ. | 172 | 80 | 2006/12/12 |
| FB | Ryuto KOGA | Meiji Univ. | 184 | 85 | 2006/7/17 |
New Zealand Universities 2025 Spring Tour to Japan
Friday 16 May
Japan U20 vs New Zealand Universities
16:00 Kick-off
Crasus Soccer and Rugby Field in Oita City
Tuesday 20 May
JAPAN XV vs New Zealand Universities
16:00 Kick-off
Jissoji Sports Grounds, Beppu City
Saturday 24 May
JAPAN XV vs New Zealand Universities
14:00 Kick-off
Crasus Soccer and Rugby Field in Oita City