Junior Japan
{{Short description|Rugby union team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
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| image = Triple cherry blossom.svg
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| union = Japan Rugby Football Union
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| emblem = Sakura
| captain =Keito Aoki
| coach ={{Ruicon|JAP}} Naoya Okubo
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| founded = 2012
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Junior Japan is a national representative rugby union team of the Japan rugby union. It is a second-tier side to the Japan national rugby union team. Junior Japan competes in the World Rugby Pacific Challenge against teams such as Samoa A, Fiji Warriors, and Argentina's Pampas XV.{{cite web |date = 19 February 2013 |title = Junior Japan join expanded PRC in 2013 |publisher = ARFU |access-date = 27 January 2015 |url = http://www.arfu.com/news/2013/02/Junior |url-status = live |archive-url = https://archive.today/20150128002036/http://www.arfu.com/news/2013/02/Junior |archive-date = 28 January 2015}}
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The Junior Japan squad was formed in 2012 from players just outside the main Japanese national squad. In the first year, the team played a match in Tokyo against the Tongan national side, before joining the Pacific Rugby Cup in 2013.{{cite web |date= 14 August 2012 |title= Junior Japan Sugadaira Camp |work= Rugby in Japan Newsletter Volume 9, No.30 |access-date= 29 January 2015 |url= http://rugby-international.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/rugby-in-japan-newsletter-volume-9-no30.html |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150129022024/http://rugby-international.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/rugby-in-japan-newsletter-volume-9-no30.html |archive-date= 29 January 2015}}
Current Squad
Naoya Okubu named a 33 man squad for the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2024.{{Cite web |last=Hinato |date=2024-03-29 |title=Le groupe Japan XV pour le World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2024 |url=https://www.asierugby.com/post/le-groupe-japan-xv-pour-le-world-rugby-pacific-challenge-2024 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Asierugby |language=fr}}
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|+ !Player !Position !Club/Province |
| Jinnosuke Mori
|Loose-head Prop |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Tenri University |
| Mutsuki Urade
|Loose-head Prop |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Kindai University |
| Kenji Sato
|Hooker |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Waseda University |
| Haruya Kerakawauchi
|Hooker |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Teikyo University |
| Kenshin Shimizu
|Hooker |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Waseda University |
| Towa Nunobiki
|Tight-head Prop |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Teikyo University |
| Yuta Hatta
|Tight-head Prop |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Takumi Yamaguchi
|Tight-head Prop |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Chuka Ishibashi
|Lock |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Shuntaro Isobe
|Lock |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Yotaro Monobe
|Locks |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Tomonosuke Shiromaru
|Lock |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Tsukuba University |
| Keito Aoki
|Lock |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Teikyo University |
| Koki Kawagoe
|Back row |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Tenri University |
| Yoshiaki Taian
|Back row |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Tenri University |
| Shusui Kamei
|Back row |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Kotaro Okawa
|Back row |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Asahi Doei
|Scrum-half |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Joji Takagi
|Scrum-half |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Rieto Ito
|Scrum-half |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Takaya Motohashi
|Fly-half |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Teikyo University |
| Ryunosuke Ito
|Fly-half |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Yuta Akihama
|Centre |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Yamato Ueda
|Centre |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Teikyo University |
| Kohaku Ebisawa
|Winger |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Yoshitaka Yazaki
|Winger |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Waseda University |
| Jingo Takenoshita
|Utility back |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Meiji University |
| Tasuku Masuyama
|Utility back |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Tsukuba University |
| Aoi Omiya
|Reserve |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Nihon University |
| Ryoku Masuo
|Reserve |Unattached |
| Syota Goto
|Reserve |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Nihon University |
| Yusuke Yoshida
|Reserve |{{Ruicon|JAP}} Teikyo University |
Record
=Season standings=
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! style="width:20px;" |Year ! style="width:20px;" |Pos ! style="width:20px;" |Pld ! style="width:20px;" |W ! style="width:20px;" |D ! style="width:20px;" |L ! style="width:20px;" |F ! style="width:20px;" |A ! style="width:25px;" |+/- ! style="width:20px;" |TB ! style="width:20px;" |LB ! style="width:20px;" |Pts ! style="width:20px;" |Final ! align="left" |{{pad|0.8}}Notes {{pad|12em}} | |||||
| align="left" |2013
| 3rd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 361 | |
| 221 | 3 | 0 | 3
| – | align="left" |{{pad|1}} | |
| align="left" |2014
| 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 241 | |
| 210 | 0 | 0 | 0
| – | align="left" |{{pad|1}} Finished 4th in Pool A |
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== World Rugby Pacific Challenge ==
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! style="width:20px;" |Year ! style="width:20px;" |Pos ! style="width:20px;" |Pld ! style="width:20px;" |W ! style="width:20px;" |D ! style="width:20px;" |L ! style="width:20px;" |F ! style="width:20px;" |A ! style="width:25px;" |+/- ! style="width:20px;" |TB ! style="width:20px;" |LB ! style="width:20px;" |Pts ! style="width:20px;" |Final ! align="left" |{{pad|0.8}}Notes {{pad|12em}} | |||||
| align="left" |2015
| 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 212 | |
| 171 | 1 | 0 | 1
| – | align="left" |Finished 3rd in Pool A | |
| align="left" |2016
| 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 94 | |
| 36 | 0 | 0 | 4
| – | align="left" |Lost to Tonga A in the 3rd place play off. | |
| 2017
|2nd |3 |2 |0 |1 |92 |103 | -11 |2 |0 |10 |– | | |||||
| 2018
|2nd |3 |2 |0 |1 |77 |77 |0 |2 |0 |10 |– | | |||||
| 2019
|2nd |3 |2 |0 |1 |94 |97 | -3 |3 |0 |11 |– | | |||||
| 2020
|1st |3 |3 |0 |0 |143 |25 | +118 |2 |0 |14 |– | | |||||
| 2023
|3rd |3 |1 |0 |2 |100 |133 | - 33 |2 |0 |6 |– | |
See also
{{Portal|Japan|Sports}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150316195236/http://oceaniarugby.com/tournaments/pacific_rugby_cup/2014/2014_pacific_rugby_cup_news.html 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News] on oceaniarugby.com
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