Japan national under-20 rugby union team
The Japan national under-20 rugby union team is Japan's junior national team in rugby union.
Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | |
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Coach(es) | Keisuke Sawaki | |
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First international | ||
Japan 17–53 France (6 June 2008) | ||
Largest win | ||
Japan 54–17 Uruguay (21 June 2009) | ||
Largest defeat | ||
New Zealand 75–0 Japan (3 May 2015) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2008) | |
Best result | 15th, 2008 & 2009 |
Japan won the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2014, beating Tonga in the final 35–10. This qualified them for the 2015 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy.[1] The team also competed at the Oceania U20 Championship in 2015.
Current squad
Squad to 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.[2]
Forwards
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Backs
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Management
- Keisuke Sawaki - Head Coach
- Shingo Mishima - Team Manager
- Saturo Endo - Assistant Coach
- Takayuki Kawasaki - Team Doctor
- Satoshi Tashiro - Trainer
- Yusuke Sakai - Strength & Conditioning
- Hideaki Noguchi - Performance Analyst
2012 Junior World Rugby Trophy
Final
- United States 37-33 Japan
See also
References
- IRB (19 April 2014). "Japan win Junior World Rugby Trophy". Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Japan RFU Official Site (English)
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