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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:08
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TOKYO (May 16) – Japan head coach Eddie Jones named his 22-man squad Wednesday for Saturday’s HSBC Asian Five Nations game with Hong Kong at Tokyo’s Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
Jones has kept the same squad that beat South Korea 52-8 in Seoul last weekend, but has made three changes to the starting XV.
Takeshi Kizu starts at hooker, Atsushi Hiwasa is handed the No. 9 jersey and Yu Tamura will wear 12 as Japan looks to win its 20th straight A5N game and fifth straight title.
“We need a good win to become Asian champions,” said Toshiaki Hirose, who will once again lead the side. “It’s our first game in Tokyo this year and we want to give the crowd something to be proud of.”
Kizu comes in for Ryuhei Arita, who drops to the bench along with Jun Fujii and Harumichi Tatekawa.
“The three new players are all fresh and I expect them to be full of energy and to perform well,” said Jones.
Kizu lines up in the front row alongside Yusuke Nagae and Kensuke Hatakeyama.
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HSBC Asian Five Nations Week Three Wrap-up |
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:51
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Written by JRFU Staff Writer
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HSBC Asian Five Nations 2012 Schedule and Results – Top 5
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Score
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Venue and Kick-off
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Fri. 27 April 2012
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UAE
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10-85
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Hong Kong
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The Sevens, Dubai, 20:00
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Sat. 28 April 2012
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Kazakhstan
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0-87
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Japan
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Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, 15:00
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Korea bye
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Sat. 5 May 2012
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Hong Kong
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19-21
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Korea
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HKFC, Hong Kong, 16:00
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Japan
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106-3
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UAE
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Level 5 Stadium, Fukuoka, 18:00
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Kazakhstan bye
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Fri. 11 May 2012
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UAE
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46-31
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Kazakhstan
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The Sevens, Dubai, 16:00
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Sat. 12 May 2012
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Korea
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8-52
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Japan
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Seongnam Stadium, Seoul, 13:00
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Hong Kong bye
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Sat. 19 May 2012
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Japan
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Hong Kong
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Chichibu, Tokyo, 14:00
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Kazakhstan
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Korea
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National University Stadium, Almaty, 15:00
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UAE bye
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Sat. 26 May 2012
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Korea
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UAE
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Seongnam Stadium, Seoul, 13:00
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Kazakhstan
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Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong, 16:00
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Japan bye
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Week Three Wrap-up
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Statistics: Japan 52 v 8 Korea |
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:33
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Written by JRFU Staff Writer
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Japan 52 – Tries: Hirotoki Onozawa 3, Takamichi Sasaki 2, Shinya Makabe, Yuta Mochizuki and Toshiaki Hirose; Conversions: Ayumu Goromaru 4 and Yu Tamura 2 d.
South Korea 8 – Try: Jang Sung Min; Penalty: Park Hong Sik.
Competition: 5th HSBC Asian Five Nations.
Date: Saturday 12 May 2012.
Venue: Seongnam Stadium, Seoul.
Japan Test Number: 276.
Japan Game Number:
Kick-off: 1:00 PM local South Korea time. (Same as Japan time)
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Hong Kong).
Conditions: Cloudy, no wind. Surface good.
Attendance: 3,000.
Halftime: Japan 14 – South Korea 0.
Yellow Card: Kim Young Nam (Korea No.19, 25 min 2H, intentional infringement).
Match Points: Japan 6, South Korea 0.
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Jones: Win less than average |
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Saturday, 12 May 2012 18:13
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Written by JRFU Staff Writer
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SEOUL (May 12) – Japan coach Eddie Jones gave his team a less than average report card Saturday following their 52-8 win over South Korea in the HSBC Asian Five Nations.
“I’d give ourselves a 3 out of 7,” said the former schoolteacher who grades out of 7 so he can never give an average score.
“We trained really hard during the week and the players were tired going into the game. But I was really pleased with the way they came back in the second half.”
Jones a 14-0 halftime lead into another bonus-point win, helped in part by another hat trick from veteran wing Hirotoki Onozawa.
The 34-year-old scored three times in the opening game against Kazakhstan before taking last week off so he could move house.
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