Japan national under-20 rugby union team
| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | |
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| Coach(es) | Keisuke Sawaki | |
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| 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
Squad to 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.[2]
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Forwards
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Backs
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Management
- 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
Pool
Final
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United States 37-33 Japan
References
- ↑ IRB (19 April 2014). "Japan win Junior World Rugby Trophy". Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=4056/index.html
External links
- Japan RFU Official Site (English)
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