Japan national under-20 rugby union team

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Rugby team

Japan U-20Union| Japan Rugby Football Union

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Coach(es)| Keisuke Sawaki

Team kit

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

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.

## Current squad[edit]

Squad to 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.[2]

Forwards

* Daigo Hashimoto
* Jiwon Koo
* Shogo Miura
* Takumi Tsukahara
* Takayuki Watanabe
* Kosuke Horikoshi
* Shunta Nakamura
* Ryeongji Kim
* Eishin Kuwano
* Shoma Makinouchi
* Yuto Ueda
* Ryoi Kamei
* Sota Oketani
* Takeo Suenaga

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Backs

* Ippei Okada
* Genki Okoshi
* Rikiya Matsuda
* Keisuke Moriya
* Yoshiki Hamagishi
* Kanta Ishida
* Yuki Okada
* Kenichiro Kuwae
* Chihito Matsui
* Shuhei Narita
* Seiya Ozaki
* Ryuji Noguchi

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### Management[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Pool[edit]

* Japan 39 - 36 Zimbabwe
* Japan 38 - 35 Canada
* Japan 36 - 29 Georgia

### Final[edit]

* United States 37-33 Japan

## See also[edit]

* Japan portal
* Sports portal

## References[edit]

1. ^ IRB (19 April 2014). "Japan win Junior World Rugby Trophy". Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
2. ^ "International Rugby Board". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-06-03.

## External links[edit]

* Japan RFU Official Site (English)

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National sports teams of Japan

Men|

* A1GP
* American football
* Australian rules football
* Bandy
* Baseball
* U-18
* Basketball
* U-17
* U-19
* 3x3
* U-23 3x3
* Wheelchair
* Boxing
* Cricket
* U-19
* Field hockey
* Floorball
* U-19
* Football
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* U-23
* U-20
* Beach soccer
* eFootball
* Cerebral palsy
* Goalball
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* MJ
* MY
* Ice hockey
* Junior
* U-18
* Kabaddi
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* Roller hockey
* Rugby league
* Rugby union
* 7s
* U-20
* Wheelchair
* Softball
* U-19
* Squash
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* U-21
* U-19
* Water polo

Women|

* Baseball
* Basketball
* U-19
* U-17
* 3x3
* U-23 3x3
* Wheelchair
* Beach handball
* Cricket
* Field hockey
* U-21
* Floorball
* Football
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* U-20
* Goalball
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* W-J
* Ice hockey
* F U-18
* Rugby union
* 7s
* Softball
* U-19
* Squash
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* U-18
* U-20
* U-23
* Water polo

Mixed|

* Badminton
* Baseball5
* Boxing
* Tennis

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Asian Games

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Japan national rugby union team

* Japan Rugby Football Union

Competitions and trophies|

* Rugby World Cup
* Asia Rugby Championship

* Asian Games
* ARFU Asian Rugby Series
* Pacific Rim Rugby Championship
* Super Cup

Related teams|

* Sevens
* Junior Japan
* U20s

Matches|

| See also|

* 1991 Rugby World Cup qualifier

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By opponent|

* Argentina
* Australia
* England
* Ireland
* Italy
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Wales

Tours|

| Europe|

* 1973
* 1976
* 1983
* 1986
* 1993
* 2000
* 2004

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North America|

* 1986
* 1991

South America|

* 1993
* 2005

Oceania|

* 1968
* 1974
* 1975

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Oceania Rugby Junior Championships

2022 Teams|

| Championship|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

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Trophy|

* Samoa
* Tonga

Seasons|

| Championship|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022

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Trophy|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* ~~2021~~

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Rugby union in Japan

Governing body|

* Japan Rugby Football Union

National teams|

| Men's|

* Japan
* A
* U-20
* 7's

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Women's|

* Women's
* 7's

Competitions|

| International|

* Super Rugby

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National|

* Japan Rugby League One
* Lixil Cup
* Top Challenge League
* All-Japan Rugby Football Championship

Amateur|

* All-Japan University Rugby Championship
* National High School Rugby Tournament

Hosted events|

* 2019 Rugby World Cup
* Japan Sevens
* Japan Women's Sevens
* 2001 World Games
* Sanix World Youth Tournament

Defunct|

* Japan Company Rugby Football Championship

Major figures|

* Ginnosuke Tanaka
* Edward Bramwell Clarke
* Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu
* Shiggy Konno
* Yoshirō Mori
* International Players

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