RiJ can tell the reader that Top League is on break for two weeks while Sevens hits the headlines at the Asian Games.
Enjoy the read.
CONTENTS
- Top League 2014-15:
-bye - Rugby Sevens
- Top League News
- Japan National Squad Camp
Japan Rugby Top League 2014-15
Bye
Rugby Sevens
The Cold Coast Sevens in Australia over the weekend of 11 and 12 October 2014 is the opening round of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2014-15. Japan is in Pool A with New Zealand, Samoa and France.
The 17th Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea. Both man and women will be competing in Sevens at the Games from 30 September to 2 October. Twelve countries will participate in the men’s competition across three pools and Japan is in Pool A with Malaysia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. Ten countries will participate in the women’s competition across two pools and Japan is in Pool A with China, Singapore, South Korea and Uzbekistan.
The Japan Sevens Squad for Asian Games
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| Takashi SUZUKI | Kubota Spears | 18/01/1981 | 33 | 166/73 |
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| Lepuha LATUILA | Kintetsu Liners | 19/01/1985 | 29 | 189/109 |
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| Yusaku KUWAZURU | Coca-Cola West Red Sparks | 23/10/1985 | 28 | 188/97 |
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| Lote TUQIRI | Hokkaido Barbarians | 12/11/1987 | 26 | 188/98 |
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| Katsuyuki SAKAI (c) | Toyota Industries Shuttles | 07/09/1988 | 26 | 172/88 |
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| Michael LEITCH | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/10/1988 | 25 | 190/105 |
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| Shohei TOYOSHIMA | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 09/01/1989 | 25 | 175/87 |
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| Lomano LEMEKI | Honda Heat | 20/01/1989 | 25 | 179/95 |
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| Masaki WATANABE | Ricoh Black Rams | 07/09/1989 | 25 | 176/80 |
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| Shunya GOTO | Honda Heat | 04/12/1989 | 24 | 189/95 |
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| Shota HAGISAWA | Kubota Spears | 19/01/1990 | 24 | 187/95 |
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| Makoto KATO | Kyuden Voltex | 01/08/1990 | 24 | 176/85 |
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| Masakatsu HIKOSAKA | Toyota Verblitz | 18/01/1991 | 23 | 177/92 |
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| Kazushi HANO | NTT Communications | 21/06/1991 | 23 | 184/86 |
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| Rakuhei YAMASHITA | Kobe Steel | 30/01/1992 | 22 | 174/85 |
Head Coach: Tomohiro Segawa.
At the second round of the ARFU Asian Sevens Series in Malaysia on 6 and 7 September 2014, in Japan cruised past Singapore and Chinese Taipei in Pool C, beat Thailand 47-7 in the Cup quarters and South Korea 19-12 in the semis. Japan were not so lucky in the final with Hong Kong taking the prize 24-7. Hong Kong also beat Japan in the final in the previous round in Hong Kong.
Top League News
One of the changes to Top League for the 2014-15 season is the introduction of the Television Match Official (TMO) for all games, including the Play-offs and Wildcard at the send of the season. The National Championship will also make use of the TMO.
The Top League play-off tournament has a sponsor this season and will be called the LIXIL Cup 2015.
Kobe prop Hisateru Hirashima became the thirty-first player to join the century club recently when he ran out for his one hundredth Top League game against Suntory at Chichibu on 19 September 2014.
Panasonic wing Tomoki Kitagawa joined the century club recently when he ran out for his one hundredth Top League game against Sanix in Ashikaga on 21 September 2014. He capped off the occasion with four tries and was man of the match in the 80-7 win.
Kubota hooker Kaname Ogiwara joined the century club recently when he ran out for his one hundredth Top League game against Yamaha in Niigata on 21 September 2014.
Suntory and Japan back rower Hendrik Tui is heading to the Queensland Reds to play in Super Rugby for the first time next year. Tui will be with the Reds from March to August 2015. He will join James O’Connor and Karmichael Hunt as new Reds next season.
Japan National Side News
The Japan squad will have a mini-camp from 21-23 September 2014 at the Canon Sports Park.
Japan Squad for Mini-Camp
| Name | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
| Ryuhei ARITA | Coca-Cola Red Sparks | 21/03/1989 | 25 | 176/100 | 7 |
| Shoji ITO (553) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 02/12/1980 | 33 | 191/100 | 26 |
| Keita INAGAKI (Uncapped) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 02/06/1990 | 23 | 183/115 | - |
| Hitoshi ONO (445) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 06/05/1978 | 36 | 192/106 | 85 |
| Shinnosuke KAKINAGA (Uncapped) | Suntory Sungoliath | 19/12/1991 | 23 | 180/114 | - |
| Takeshi KIZU (533) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 15/07/1988 | 25 | 183/114 | 28 |
| Hendrik TUI (565) | Suntory Sungoliath | 13/12/1987 | 26 | 189/107 | 25 |
| Luke THOMPSON (493) | Kintetsu Liners | 16/04/1981 | 32 | 196/108 | 48 |
| Kensuke HATAKEYAMA (515) | Suntory Sungoliath | 02/08/1985 | 29 | 178/115 | 58 |
| Hisateru HIRASHIMA (514) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 15/01/1983 | 31 | 180/110 | 35 |
| Michael BROADHURST (566) | Ricoh Black Rams | 30/10/1986 | 27 | 196/111 | 16 |
| Hayden HOPGOOD (TBC) | Kamaishi Seawaves | 30/07/1980 | 34 | 190/105 | 1 |
| Yoshiya HOSODA (Uncapped) | NEC Green Rockets | 05/08/1987 | 27 | 192/103 | - |
| Ryu Koliniasi HOLANI (512) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 25/10/1981 | 32 | 188/112 | 35 |
| Shota HORIE (530) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 21/01/1986 | 28 | 180/105 | 32 |
| Kyosuke HORIE (TBC) | Yamaha Jubilo | 11/07/1990 | 24 | 183/103 | 2 |
| Shinya MAKABE (534) | Suntory Sungoliath | 26/03/1987 | 27 | 192/118 | 27 |
| Amanaki LELEI MAFI (Uncapped) | NTT Communications | 11/01/1990 | 24 | 189/112 | - |
| Masataka MIKAMI (567) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 04/06/1988 | 26 | 178/115 | 21 |
| Hiroshi YAMASHITA (523) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 01/01/1986 | 28 | 183/122 | 36 |
| Michael LEITCH (518) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 07/10/1988 | 25 | 190/105 | 37 |
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| Atsushi SAKATE (Uncapped) | Teikyo University | 21/06/1993 | 21 | 180/99 | - |
| Craig WING (571) | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 26/12/1979 | 34 | 180/90 | 7 |
| Keisuke UCHIDA (558) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 22/02/1992 | 22 | 177/85 | 8 |
| Kosei ONO | Suntory Sungoliath | 17/04/1987 | 27 | 171/83 | 22 |
| Ayumu GOROMARU (467) | Yamaha Jubilo | 01/03/1986 | 28 | 185/99 | 41 |
| Male SAU (568) | Yamaha Jubilo | 13/10/1987 | 26 | 183/97 | 18 |
| Harumichi TATEKAWA (557) | Kubota Spears | 02/12/1989 | 24 | 181/94 | 26 |
| Yu TAMURA (555) | NEC Green Rockets | 09/01/1989 | 25 | 181/92 | 25 |
| Yutaka NAGARE (Uncapped) | Teikyo University | 04/09/1992 | 21 | 166/69 | - |
| Toshiaki HIROSE (495) | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 17/10/1981 | 32 | 173/82 | 21 |
| Atsushi HIWASA (545) | Suntory Sungoliath | 22/05/1987 | 26 | 166/72 | 36 |
| Kenki FUKUOKA (569) | University of Tsukuba | 07/09/1992 | 21 | 175/83 | 11 |
| Karne HESKETH (Uncapped) | Sanix | 01/08/1985 | 29 | 178/98 | - |
| Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (TBC) | Suntory Sungoliath | 23/02/1993 | 21 | 175/88 | 4 |
| Yuki YATOMI | Yamaha Jubilo | 16/02/1985 | 29 | 176/82 | 13 |
| Akihito YAMADA (574) | Panasonic Wild Knights | 26/07/1985 | 28 | 181/90 | 9 |
| Ryohei YAMANAKA | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | 22/06/1988 | 27 | 188/93 | 1 |
Back-up Squad
| Name | Club | DOB | Age | Hgt/Wgt | Caps |
| Kai ISHII | Tokai University | 04/08/1993 | 20 | 178/76 | 0 |
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| Aki MAKITA | Ricoh Black Rams | 21/02/1992 | 22 | 182/86 | - |
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