JAPAN  106 V   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  3
    COMPETITION: Asia Five Nations     DATE: 5 May 2012                                                 Updated 07.06.2012
    VENUE: Level Five Stadium, Fukuoka     SPECTATORS: 7,507
    REFEREE: Harry Mason (Singapore)     HALFTIME: 40-3 Home Page
    SCORERS:     SCORERS:
    TRIES: Fujita (6), Goromaru (2), Kuwazuru (2), Tatekawa,     TRIES: 
    Mochizuki, Senba, H.Ono, Morikawa, Kizu        
    CONVERSIONS: Gorumara (10), Tatekawa (3)     CONVERSIONS: 
    PENALTY GOALS:      PENALTY GOALS: Strang
    DROPPED GOALS:     DROPPED GOALS:
               
15   Ayumu Goromaru (22) Yamaha 15   Timothy Fletcher Jebel Ali Dragons
14   Toshiaki Hirose (Capt.) Toshiba 14   Sean Hurley (21) Dubai Dragons
13   Tomohiro Senba (21) Toshiba 13   Imad Reyal (19) Dubai Exiles
12   Harumichi Tatekawa  Kubota 12   Jonathon O’Connor  Abu Dhabi Harlequins
11   Yoshikazu Fujita Waseda University 11   Steven Smith (22) Dubai Hurricanes
10   Kosei Ono  Suntory 10   Murray Strang  Abu Dhabi Harlequins
9   Jun Fujii (20) Toshiba 9   Patrick Hegarty (20) Abu Dhabi Harlequins
8   Takamichi Sasaki  Suntory 8   Alistair Thompson (Capt.) Abu Dhabi Harlequins
7   Daiki Hashimoto (19) Kobe Steel 7   David Matasio Dubai Wasps
6   Yuta Mochizuki  Toshiba 6   Brett Williams  Dubai Exiles
5   Shinya Makabe  Suntory 5   Simon Osborne  Dubai Hurricanes
4   Hitoshi Ono (18) Toshiba 4   Gregory Thompson (18) Dubai Hurricanes
3   Hidetatsu Tsuboi (17) Chugoku Electric Power 3   Daniel Boatwright (17) Dubai Hurricanes
2   Ryuhei Arita (16) Coca Cola 2   Peter Sampson (16) Abu Dhabi Harlequins
1   Kensuke Hatakeyama  Suntory 1   Christopher Jones-Griffiths  Abu Dhabi Harlequins
               
16   Takeshi Kizu (2) Kobe Steel 16   Charles Lilley (2) Abu Dhabi Harlequins
17   Yusuki Nagae (3) Chugoku Electric Power 17   Graham Murphy (3) Abu Dhabi Harlequins
18   Shoji Ito (4) Kobe Steel 18   Tristan Barnett (4) Dubai Hurricanes
19   Yusaku Kuwazuru (7) Coca Cola 19   John Fawls (13) Dubai Exiles
20   Keisuke Uchida (9) Tsukuba University 20   Antoine Bertheuil (9) Dubai Frogs
21   Kaito Morikawa (13) Honda 21   Joel Pikari (14) Abu Dhabi Harlequins
22   Yasunori Nagatomo (15) Suntory 22   Mohammed Alsulaiman (11) Dubai Wasps
               
    HEAD COACH: Eddie Jones     HEAD COACH: Duncan Hall
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MATCH NOTES
Test Debuts: Japan-Hashimoto, Fujita, Kawazuru and Morikawa.
Fujita, at 18 years, 7 months and 28 days, became the youngest ever Japanese rugby test player.
Kuwazuru and Morikawa scored their first tries for Japan, both on debut. Tatekawa and Mochizuki also scored their first tries
for Japan.

Sources
http://www.uaera.ae/english/representative_teams.php?news_id=636
http://sakura.rugby-japan.jp/japan/2012/id14091.html
Rugby in Japan newsletter, Vol.9, No.19 at http://rugby-international.blogspot.com.au

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