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The Japan national under-20 rugby union team is Japan's junior national team in rugby union.
| 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 105–20 Hong Kong  (2 July 2024) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
 New Zealand 75–0 Japan (3 May 2015) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2008) | |
| Best result | 15th, 2008 & 2009 | |
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
editRecent squad
editThis is the squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.[2]
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Forwards
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Backs
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Award winners
editThe following Japan U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[3]
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Management
edit- 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
edit2012 Junior World Rugby Trophy
editPool
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Final
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United States 37 - 33 Japan 
See also
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References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Japan RFU Official Site (English)