Japan national under-20 rugby union team
Rugby 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.
Players
Recent squad
This is the squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.[2]
| Forwards
| Backs
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Award winners
The following Japan U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[3]
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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
Tournament record
2012 Junior World Rugby Trophy
Pool
Final
United States 37 - 33 Japan 
See also
Japan portal
Sports portal
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Japan RFU Official Site (English)
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