| JAPAN 32 | V | UNITED STATES 17 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Second test of two test series | DATE: 22 November 2008 Updated: 01.06.2009 | ||||||
| VENUE: Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo | SPECTATORS: 11,836 | ||||||
| REFEREE: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) | HALFTIME: 19-10 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Hatakeyama, Kikutani, Tomioka, Webb | TRIES: Van der Giessen, Ngwenya, Wyles | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Nicholas (3) | CONVERSIONS: Hercus | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Nicholas (2) | PENALTY GOALS: | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Kaoru Matsushita | Yamaha | 15 | Christopher Wyles | Saracens, England | ||
| 14 | Kosuke Endo | Toyota Motor | 14 | Takudzwa Ngwenya | Biarritz, France | ||
| 13 | Bryce Robins | NEC | 13 | Paul Emerick | Parma, Italy | ||
| 12 | Ryan Nicholas | Suntory | 12 | Junior Sifa (21) | Middleton | ||
| 11 | Koji Tomioka | Yamaha | 11 | Gavin DeBartolo | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| 10 | Shaun Webb | World | 10 | Mike Hercus (22) | IBM, Japan | ||
| 9 | Fumaiki Tanaka | Sanyo | 9 | Michael Petri (20) | New York Athletic Club | ||
| 8 | Ryu Holani | Sanyo | 8 | Patrick Quinn (19) | Denver Barbarians | ||
| 7 | Takashi Kikutani (Capt.) | Toyota Motor | 7 | Todd Clever (Capt.) | Xerox Lions | ||
| 6 | Michael Leitch | Tokai University | 6 | Inaki Basauri | Agen, France | ||
| 5 | Toshizumi Kitagawa | Toyota Motor | 5 | Hayden Smith (18) | Saracens, England | ||
| 4 | Hitoshi Ono | Toshiba | 4 | John Van der Giessen | Denver Barbarians | ||
| 3 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | Suntory | 3 | Brian LeMay (17) | Boston Irish Wolfhounds | ||
| 2 | Yusuke Aoki | Suntory | 2 | Mark Crick (16) | Pontomac Athletic Club | ||
| 1 | Hisateru Hirashima | Kobe Steel | 1 | Mike MacDonald | Leeds Carnegie, England | ||
| 16 | Naonori Mizuyama () | NEC | 16 | Joseph Welch (2) | Univ. of California Golden Bears | ||
| 17 | Naoki Kawamata () | Sanyo | 17 | Matekitonga Moeakiola (3) | Pukekohe RFC, New Zealand | ||
| 18 | Luke Thompson () | Kintetsu | 18 | Courtney MacKay (5) | Auckland, NZ, Development Squad | ||
| 19 | Mosata Toyida () | Toshiba | 19 | J.J. Gagiano (8) | Univ.of Capetown, South Africa | ||
| 20 | Tomoki Yoshida () | Toshiba | 20 | Chad Erskine (9) | Rotherham, England | ||
| 21 | Masakazu Irie () | Sanyo | 21 | Thretton Palamo (12) | Biarritz, France | ||
| 22 | Piei Mafileo () | Nihon University | 22 | Valenese Malifa (10) | Belmont Shore | ||
| HEAD COACH: John Kirwan | HEAD COACH: Scott Johnson | ||||||
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| MATCH NOTES This is the first time Japan has won two in a row against the USA. Kawamata, Toyida, Ire and Mafilieo were making their test debuts for Japan. All the Japanese bench was used but who they replaced is not known. Hatakeyama and Tomioka scored their first trys for Japan. Sources http://www.gainline.us/ http://www.rugbyjapan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=433&Itemid=1 http://www.rugbyjapan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=438&Itemid=26 http://www.scrum.com/other/rugby/story/86802.html |
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