| JAPAN 35 | V | TONGA 13 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Pacific Nations Cup Updated 12.08.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Yurtec Stadium, Sendai | DATE: 15 June 2008 | SPECTATORS: 6,304 | |||||
| REFEREE: William Roos (South Africa) | HALFTIME: 12-6 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Kikutani, Onozawa, Webb, Robins | TRIES: Filipine | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Alridge (5) | CONVERSIONS: Hola | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: | PENALTY GOALS: Hola (2) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Sean Webb (21) | World | 15 | Vungakoto Lilo | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 14 | Kosuke Endo | Toyota Motor | 14 | Tupou Palu (22) | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 13 | Koji Taira | Suntory | 13 | Hudson Tonga'uiha | Doncaster, England | ||
| 12 | Ryan Nicholas | Suntory | 12 | Isileli Tupou | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 11 | Hirotoki Onozawa (22) | Suntory | 11 | Sione Lavaka | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 10 | James Alridge | JRFU | 10 | Pierre Hola (21) | Kobe, Japan | ||
| 9 | Fumaiki Tanaka (20) | Sanyo | 9 | Soane Havea (20) | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 8 | Takuro Miuchi (Capt.) (19) | NEC | 8 | Lotu Filipine (19) | IBM, Japan | ||
| 7 | Hare Makiri | Sannix | 7 | Nili Latu (Capt.) | NEC, Japan | ||
| 6 | Ryu Holani | Sanyo | 6 | Tevita Fifita (18) | Yokogawa, Japan | ||
| 5 | Toshizumi Kitagawa | Toyota Motor | 5 | Emosi Kauhenga | Ricoh, Japan | ||
| 4 | Hitoshi Ono (18) | Toshiba | 4 | Joshua Afu | Queensland Reds, Australia | ||
| 3 | Tomokazu Soma | Sanyo | 3 | Tonga Lea'aetoa (17) | London Irish, England | ||
| 2 | Yusuke Aoki (16) | Suntory | 2 | Viliami Ma'asi | Leeds, England | ||
| 1 | Tatsukichi Nishiura (17) | Coca-Cola West Japan | 1 | Semesi Telefoni (16) | |||
| 16 | Naonori Mizuyama (2) | NEC | 16 | Makoni Finau (1) | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 17 | Yuta Inose (1) | NEC | 17 | Seteki Mata'u (3) | Tau'uta Reds | ||
| 18 | Tomoaki Taniguchi (4) | Toyota Motor | 18 | Sione Timani (6) | Tau'uta Reds | ||
| 19 | Takashi Kikutani (8) | Toyota Motor | 19 | Samiu Ika (8) | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 20 | Tomoki Yoshida (9) | Toshiba | 20 | Enele Taufa (9) | Tau'uta Reds | ||
| 21 | Bryce Robins (15) | NEC | 21 | Fangatapu 'Apikotoa (10) | Tautahi Gold | ||
| 22 | Christian Loamanu (11) | Toshiba | 22 | Sione Tu'ipulotu (14) | Yokogawa, Japan | ||
| COACH: John Kirwan | COACH: Quiddus Fielea | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Mizuyami was making his test debut for Japan. Taira last playing for Japan v Canada at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Sources http://www.rugbyjapan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=369&Itemid=26 http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/teams/team=2558/index.html http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-153393573.html http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/15/sports/AS-SPT-RGU-Japan-Tonga.php Ian McDonnell |
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