Test Match No. 4: All-Australian student team's first visit to Japan, game 5

日本語 Photo Article
11 February 1934 at Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
●Japan 8-18 All-Australian student team○
Narrowly lost the 1st test match against Australia
 
Data:
11/02/34, 1st Test (35min. Half)
All Japan Universities 8 Combined Australian Universities 18
Meiji Shrine Stadium, Tokyo
Half-time: 5-5
Referee: Saburo Kiyose (Japan)
Touch Judges: J.R. Ryan (Australia), Taro Ishii (Japan)
Crowd: 30,000
 
ALL JAPAN UNIVERSITIES (=JAPAN): 15 Tsunehiko Kasahara, 14 Zenjiro Toba-Nakajima, 13 Ko Chu Chang (capt), 12 Tsutomu Tsujita, 11 Takeo Kitano, 10(FE) Ichiro Nogami, 9 Ryuichi Iimori, 8 Seizo Shimizu, 7 Sheizo Taji, 6 Shinshiro Komehana, 5 Shinji Ono, 4 Kihei Mano, 3 Saburo Nishigaki, 2 Kyuji Matsuda, 1 Taro Sasakura-Yamamoto.
Try: Toba; Conversion: Kasahara; Penalty goal: Kasahara.
 
COMBINED AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES: 15 Robert E. Westfield (capt), 14 M.A. Pryke, 13 J.W. Evans, 12 J.C.F. Minnis, 11(FE) H.V. Rees, 10(FE) F.R. Vincent, 9 E.S. Rogers, 8 R. Duval, 7 H.C. Sturmm, 6 F. Silcock, 5 C.F. McWilliams, 4 Vayro William Wilson DSC, 3 R. Mackey 2 G.H. Burkett, 1 E.T.S. Pearce.
Tries: Rees (2), Burkett, Vincent; Conversions: Westfield (3).
 
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 3min-try Japan Univ., Toba; conv. Kasahara-5-0, 7min-drop goal Aus. Univ., Westfield (missed), 17min-pen Aus. Univ, Westfield (missed), 23min-try Aus. Univ., Burkett; conv. Westfield-5-5, Half-time, 40min-pen Japan Univ., Kasahara (missed), 43min-pen Japan Univ., Kasahara-8-5, 58min-try Aus. Univ., Vincent; conv. Westfield-8-10, 65min-try Aus. Univ. Rees; conv. Westfield (missed)-8-13, 68min-try Aus. Univ. Rees; conv. Westfield-8-18.
 


Having gained confidence from the games against Canada, Japan invited the next team: the all-Australian student team. This demonstrates the attitude of the Japanese rugby community, seeking to challenge the world it is yet to see. In those days when information was virtually non-existent, it was only natural that people were interested in knowing how strong the Australian student team was.
In the 6th minute of the first half, Nogami gained possession from the scrum awarded to Japan, passed the ball to Ka, Tsujita, then to Toba who scored a try in the left corner, and the try was converted. In the 7th minute of the second half, Kasahara successfully kicked a penalty. In the 19th minute, Australia's attack from the scrum led them to a successful try and goal. In the 30th minute, Japan missed a pass and allowed Australia to score a try and a goal. Japan lost by a score of 8-18.