Japan national under-20 rugby union team

The Japan national under-20 rugby union team is Japan's junior national team in rugby union.

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.

Players

Forwards

Backs

The following Japan U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:^[3]

World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
Year	Nominees	Winners
2016	Ataata Moeakiola	—

^ IRB (19 April 2014). "Japan win Junior World Rugby Trophy". Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ "International Rugby Board". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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