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2013 Wales rugby union tour of Japan

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In June 2013, Wales toured Japan as part of the 2013 mid-year rugby test series.[1] They faced Japan in a two-test series on 8 and 15 June, playing in the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan, Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka, and the home stadium of Japanese rugby, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo. The test series was Wales' first test series against Japan since 2001, when Wales were victorious 2–0, and their first encounter since Wales' 72–18 victory in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool B match. Wales were also the first Tier 1 nation to play Japan in Japan since Italy in 2006.

2013 Wales rugby union tour of Japan
Coach(es)Robin McBryde
Tour captain(s)Bradley Davies
Top test point scorer(s)Dan Biggar (17)
Top test try scorer(s)Harry Robinson (1)
Tom Prydie (1)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 01 00 01
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Japan
2 1 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourAustralia 2012
Next tourSouth Africa 2014

At the start of the tour Japan were yet to earn a victory over the Welsh, with Wales winning all fixtures before this test series. However, the second match of the series saw Japan win their first test match against Wales. The test series ended in a 1–1 draw with Wales winning the first test and Japan winning the second.

Fixtures edit

Date Venue Home Score Away
8 June 2013 Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Japan   18–22   Wales
15 June 2013 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Japan   23–8   Wales

Squads edit

Wales edit

In the absence of Warren Gatland and Rob Howley with their commitments on the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, Robin McBryde took on the role of head coach.[2] On 21 May, McBryde named a 27-man squad for the tour.[3]

Aaron Shingler and Ashley Beck were ruled out with injury ahead of the tour (28 May) and was replaced with Josh Navidi and Adam Warren[4] 15 players were also unavailable due to selection for the Lions tour to Australia.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Scott Baldwin Hooker (1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 24) 0   Ospreys
Emyr Phillips Hooker (1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 26) 0   Scarlets
Scott Andrews Prop (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 23) 6   Cardiff Blues
Ryan Bevington Prop (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 24) 9   Ospreys
Rhys Gill Prop (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 26) 3   Saracens
Rhodri Jones Prop (1991-12-23)23 December 1991 (aged 21) 1   Scarlets
Craig Mitchell Prop (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 27) 14   Exeter Chiefs
Andrew Coombs Lock (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 28) 4   Newport Gwent Dragons
Bradley Davies (c) Lock (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 26) 38   Cardiff Blues
James King Lock (1990-07-24)24 July 1990 (aged 22) 0   Ospreys
Lou Reed Lock (1987-09-10)10 September 1987 (aged 25) 3   Cardiff Blues
Dan Baker Flanker (1992-07-05)5 July 1992 (aged 20) 0   Ospreys
Rob McCusker Flanker (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 25) 5   Scarlets
Josh Navidi Flanker (1990-12-30)30 December 1990 (aged 22) 0   Cardiff Blues
Andries Pretorius Number 8 (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 (aged 27) 0   Cardiff Blues
Tavis Knoyle Scrum-half (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 23) 9   Scarlets
Lloyd Williams Scrum-half (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 23) 13   Cardiff Blues
Dan Biggar Fly-half (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 23) 16   Ospreys
Rhys Patchell Fly-half (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 (aged 20) 0   Cardiff Blues
Jonathan Spratt Centre (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 (aged 27) 2   Ospreys
Adam Warren Centre (1991-03-07)7 March 1991 (aged 22) 1   Scarlets
Owen Williams Centre (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 21) 0   Cardiff Blues
Dafydd Howells Wing (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 18) 0   Ospreys
Harry Robinson Wing (1993-04-16)16 April 1993 (aged 20) 1   Cardiff Blues
Liam Williams Fullback (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 22) 3   Scarlets
Tom Prydie Fullback (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 21) 4   Newport Gwent Dragons
Steven Shingler Fullback (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 21) 0   London Irish

Japan edit

The Japanese 36-man squad for 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and Wales' tour of Japan.

  • Head coach:   Eddie Jones
  • Caps and ages are to first Test (8 June 2013)

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Yusuke Aoki Hooker (1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 29) 25   Suntory
Shota Horie Hooker (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 27) 19   Melbourne Rebels
Hiroki Yuhara Hooker (1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 29) 11   Toshiba
Takuma Asahara Prop (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 25) 3   Toshiba
Kensuke Hatakeyama Prop (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 27) 38   Suntory
Takeshi Kizu Prop (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 24) 15   Kobelco Steelers
Masataka Mikami Prop (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 25) 2   Toshiba
Yusuke Nagae Prop (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 27) 9   Black Rams
Hiroshi Yamashita Prop (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 27) 18   Kobelco Steelers
Michael Broadhurst Lock (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 26) 5   Black Rams
Shoji Ito Lock (1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 32) 10   Kobelco Steelers
Shinya Makabe Lock (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 26) 12   Suntory
Hitoshi Ono Lock (1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 35) 66   Toshiba
Hendrik Tui Lock (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 25) 7   Panasonic
Justin Ives Flanker (1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 29) 10   Panasonic
Michael Leitch Flanker (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 24) 28   Chiefs
Ryuta Yasui Flanker (1989-12-06)6 December 1989 (aged 23) 1   Kobelco Steelers
Takashi Kikutani Number 8 (1980-02-24)24 February 1980 (aged 33) 56   Toyota Verblitz
Koliniasi Holani Number 8 (1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 31) 24   Panasonic
Atsushi Hiwasa Scrum-half (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 26) 20   Suntory
Fumiaki Tanaka Scrum-half (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 28) 33   Highlanders
Keisuke Uchida Scrum-half (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 21) 3   Tsukuba University
Ryoto Nakamura Fly-half (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 22) 1   Teikyo University
Kosei Ono Fly-half (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 26) 16   Suntory
Yuu Tamura Fly-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 24) 6   Green Rockets
Yuta Imamura Centre (1984-10-31)31 October 1984 (aged 28) 35   Kobe Steel
Male Sa'u Centre (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 25) 2   Yamaha Jubilo
Seiichi Shimonura Centre (1981-09-20)20 September 1981 (aged 31) 4   Panasonic
Harumichi Tatekawa Centre (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 23) 12   Kubota Spears
Craig Wing Centre (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 33) 1   Kobelco Steelers
Yoshikazu Fujita Wing (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 19) 3   Waseda University
Kenki Fukuoka Wing (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 20) 2   University of Tsukuba
Toshiaki Hirose (c) Wing (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 31) 11   Toshiba
Hirotoki Onozawa Wing (1978-03-29)29 March 1978 (aged 35) 78   Suntory Sungoliath
Ayumu Goromaru Fullback (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 27) 20   Yamaha Jubilo

Matches edit

First test edit

8 June 2013
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan  18–22  Wales
Try: Broadhurst 38' m
Fujita 69' c
Con: Goromaru (1/2) 70'
Pen: Goromaru (2/4) 15', 20'		Report[5]Try: Robinson 63' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 64'
Pen: Biggar (4/5) 23', 29', 46', 59'
Patchell (1/1) 79'
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 20,152
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Yoshikazu Fujita
OC 13 Male Sa'u
IC 12 Craig Wing   70'
LW 11 Kenki Fukuoka   79'
FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa
SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka   66'
N8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)
OF 7 Michael Broadhurst
BF 6 Hendrik Tui   72'
RL 5 Shoji Ito
LL 4 Hitoshi Ono   80'
TP 3 Hiroshi Yamashita   64'
HK 2 Shota Horie   30' to 32'   72'
LP 1 Masataka Mikami   60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Takeshi Kizu   30'   32'   72'
PR 17 Yusuke Nagae   60'
PR 18 Kensuke Hatakeyama   64'
LK 19 Toshizumi Kitagawa   80'
FL 20 Ryuta Yasui   72'
SH 21 Atsushi Hiwasa   66'
FH 22 Yuu Tamura   70'
WG 23 Hirotoki Onozawa   79'
Coach:
  Eddie Jones
 
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Harry Robinson
OC 13 Owen Williams
IC 12 Jonathan Spratt
LW 11 Dafydd Howells
FH 10 Dan Biggar   64'
SH 9 Lloyd Williams   60'
N8 8 Rob McCusker   19'   60'
OF 7 James King
BF 6 Andrew Coombs   51'
RL 5 Lou Reed
LL 4 Bradley Davies (c)
TP 3 Scott Andrews
HK 2 Emyr Phillips
LP 1 Ryan Bevington   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin
PR 17 Rhys Gill   51'
PR 18 Rhodri Jones
N8 19 Andries Pretorius   51'
FL 20 Dan Baker   60'
SH 21 Tavis Knoyle   60'
FH 22 Rhys Patchell   64'
FB 23 Tom Prydie
Coach:
  Robin McBryde

Touch judges:
Greg Garner (England)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)

Note:

Second test edit

15 June 2013
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan  23–8  Wales
Try: Wing 49' c
Broadhurst 60' c
Con: Goromaru (2/2) 49', 61'
Pen: Goromaru (3/3) 14', 34', 76'		Report[6]Try: Prydie 44' m
Pen: Biggar (1/2) 21'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 21,062
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c)
OC 13 Male Sa'u
IC 12 Craig Wing   69'
LW 11 Kenki Fukuoka   79'
FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa
SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka   67'
N8 8 Takashi Kikutani
OF 7 Michael Broadhurst
BF 6 Hendrik Tui
RL 5 Shoji Ito   45'
LL 4 Hitoshi Ono   74'
TP 3 Hiroshi Yamashita   45'
HK 2 Shota Horie   79'
LP 1 Masataka Mikami   69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Takeshi Kizu   79'
PR 17 Yusuke Nagae   69'
PR 18 Kensuke Hatakeyama   45'
LK 19 Shinya Makabe   45'
FL 20 Justin Ives   74'
SH 21 Atsushi Hiwasa   67'
FH 22 Yuu Tamura   69'
WG 23 Yoshikazu Fujita   79'
Coach:
  Eddie Jones
 
FB 15 Liam Williams   53'
RW 14 Harry Robinson
OC 13 Owen Williams   23'
IC 12 Jonathan Spratt
LW 11 Tom Prydie
FH 10 Dan Biggar
SH 9 Lloyd Williams   50'
N8 8 Andries Pretorius
OF 7 Josh Navidi   63'
BF 6 James King
RL 5 Lou Reed   50'
LL 4 Bradley Davies (c)
TP 3 Scott Andrews   57'
HK 2 Emyr Phillips   78'
LP 1 Rhys Gill   57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin   78'
PR 17 Rhodri Jones   57'
PR 18 Craig Mitchell   57'
LK 19 Andrew Coombs   50'
FL 20 Dan Baker   63'
SH 21 Tavis Knoyle   50'
FH 22 Rhys Patchell   23'
WG 23 Dafydd Howells   53'
Coach:
  Robin McBryde

Touch judges:
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)

Note:

  • This was Japan's first victory over Wales.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Japan confirm Wales tour dates". www.wru.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ "McBryde to coach Wales in Japan". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Davies handed captaincy for Japan tour". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Navidi and Warren called into squad". www.wru.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Japan v Wales". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Japan v Wales". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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