JPN

No.

Name

15Semisi Masirewa, FB

14Kotaro Matsushima, W

13Dylan Riley, C

12Ryoto Nakamura, C

11Jone Naikabula, W

10Rikiya Matsuda, FH 6

9Yutaka Nagare, SH

1Keita Inagaki, P

2Atsushi Sakate, H

3Jiwon Gu, P

4Amanaki Saumaki, L

5Amato Fakatava, L 2

6Michael Leitch, FL

7Kanji Shimokawa, FL

8Jack Cornelsen, N8

Replacements

16Shota Horie, R

17Craig Millar, R

18Asaeli Ai Valu, R

19Warner Dearns, R

20Shota Fukui, R

21Naoto Saito, R

22Tomoki Osada, R

23Lemeki Lomano Lava, R

Standings

Rugby World Cup 2027 News

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81'		42-12 Conversion - Rikiya Matsuda , Japan
79'		40-12 Try - Warner Dearns , Japan
73'		35-12 Conversion - Rikiya Matsuda , Japan