Japan name their squad for the Nations Championship
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Japan name their squad for the Nations Championship
Head Coach Eddie Jones has named his Japanese squad to play their next three games in the Nations Championship.
Forwards
- Sojiro Otsuka
- Yota Kamimori
- Sena Kimura
- Kenji Sato
- Mamoru Harada
- Kanato Hirano
- Ryosuke Iwaihara
- Shuhei Takeuchi
- Keijiro Tamefusa
- Opeti Helu
- Jack Cornelsen
- Michael Stolberg
- Warner Dearns
- Ruan Botha
- Harry Hockings
- Ben Gunter
- Tiennan Costley
- Kanji Shimokawa
- Esei Haangana
- Miu Austin Moriyama
Backs
- Naoto Saito
- Kenta Fukuda
- Shinobu Fujiwara
- Shinya Komura
- Riku Kitahara
- Yuki Ikeda
- Samisoni Tua
- Dylan Riley
- Chisu Lee
- Charlie Lawrence
- Kippei Ishida
- Kazuma Ueda
- Riku Tokito
- Koga Nezuka
- Inoke Burua
- Takuro Matsunaga
Previous Nations Championship results
|
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sat 18 Jul |
France |
National Stadium, Tokyo |
Lost 15-42 |
|
Sat 11 Jul |
Ireland |
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle (Australia) |
Lost 20-36 |
|
Sat 4 Jul |
Italy |
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo |
Won 27-10 |
Upcoming Nations Championship fixtures
|
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Kick-off (local) |
Japan time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wales |
Sat 7 Nov |
Principality Stadium, Cardiff |
16:40 |
01:40, next day |
|
England |
Sat 14 Nov |
Allianz Stadium, London |
16:40 |
01:40, next day |
|
Scotland |
Sat 21 Nov |
Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
14:10 |
23:10, sam |
