Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia, with only occasional losses to Korean rivals in the region, but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years.
Rugby union in Japan is administered by the Japan Rugby Football Union, founded in 1926, which is a constituent member of the International Rugby Board. The first recorded instance of rugby being played in Japan was in 1874, when British sailors staged a game in Yokohama. The sport was introduced to students at Keio University in 1899 by Professor Edward Bramwell Clarke and Tanaka Ginnosuke.
Coach |
Best Result |
Captain |
John Kirwan |
3rd in pool 1991 |
Daisuke Ohata |
Current Squad of Japan:
Go Agura
Hideyui Yoshida
Shotaro Onishi
Hirotoki Onozawa
Keisuke Sawaki
Mamoru Ito
Philip O’Reilly
Hajime Kiso - Flanker
Luatangi Samurai Vatuvei
Hitoshi Ono
Ryo Yamamura
Mitsugu Yamamoto
Tatsukichi Nishiura
Yuji Matsubara
Yuichi Hisadomi
Takashi Akatsuka
Takashi Kikutani
Takashi Tsuji
Kenji Shomen
Ryota Asano
Takeomi Ito
Takuro Miuchi
Kyohei Morita
Yukio Motoki
Daisuke Ohata (Captain)
Adam Parker
Yuya Saito
Wataru Ikeda
For detailed information of the each team of Rugby World Cup Teams- Pool B you can click on the links below
For detailed information of the each team of Rugby World Cup Teams you can click on the links below
Travel.mapsofworld.com provides information on Japan and other necessary information about Rugby World Cup 2007.
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