Test Match No. 9: Oxford University's first visit to Japan, game 7

日本語 Photo Journal
5 October 1952 at Tokyo Rugby Stadium
●Japan 0-52 Oxford University○
The 2nd test match was another massacre
 
Data:
05/10/52, 2nd Test
Japan 0 Oxford University 52
Tokyo Rugby Ground, Tokyo
Half-time: 0-17
Referee: Yusaku Takahashi (Japan)
Touch Judges: unknown
Crowd: 20,000
 
JAPAN: 15 Hidehiko Sato, 14 Genpei Yokoiwa, 13 Akihiko Watanabe, 12 Ryuichi Imamura, 11 Yoshiaki Aoki, 10 Haruo Matsuoka, 9 Hideaki Tsuchiya, 8 Sada Yamato, 7 Akira Tanaka, 6 Toshiaki Tsuchiya, 5 Shinichi Hashimoto, 4 Takeshi Taketani, 3 Ryo Saito (capt), 2 Yoshinobu Nakajima, 1 Sueharu Natsui.
 
OXFORD UNIVERSITY: 15 John Marshall, 14 Trevor James Brewer, 13 Lewis Bernard Cannell, 12 Brian Boobbyer, 11 David Pollard, 10 Douglas Gerorge Santley Baker, 9 Pat MacLachlan, 8 Jeff Wydell, 7 David Elisan Davies, 6 Giles Lionel Bullard (capt), 5 Michael Walker, 4 Edmund John Wimperis, 3 Christopher John Lawson Griffith, 2 Scott Wotherspoon, 1 Bruce Evan Thomson.
Tries: MacLachlan (2), Pollard (2), Brewer (2), Bullard, Wotherspoon, Walker, Boobbyer, Wydell, Baker; Conversions: Pollard (2), Griffith, Bullard, 1 conversion unknown; Penalty Goal: Griffith; Drop Goal: Baker.
 
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 4min-try Oxford Univ., MacLachlan; conv. Pollard-0-5, 6min-try Oxford Univ., Pollard; conv. unknown (missed)-0-8, 13min-try Oxford Univ., MacLachlan; conv., unknown (missed)-0-11, 20min-drop goal Oxford Univ., Baker-0-14, 25min-try Oxford Univ., Brewer; conv., unknown (missed)-0-17, Half-time, 40min-try Oxford Univ., Bullard; conv. unknown, 45min-try Oxford Univ., Wotherspoon; conv. Griffith, 49min-pen Oxford Univ., Grifith; 55min-try Oxford Univ., Walker; conv. unknown, 60min-try Oxford Univ., Pollard; conv. unknown; 62min-try Oxford Univ., Boobbyer; conv. Bullard, 73min-try Oxford Univ., Wydell; conv. unknown, 75min-try Oxford Univ., Baker; conv. Bullard, 77min-try Oxford Univ., Brewer; conv. unknown-0-52.
 


Japan lost by an even bigger margin in the second and last test match. Poor tackling by Japan's backs unwillingly helped highlight the opponent's plays even more. Admirable pass-outs by the scrum-half, brilliant ball handling and great sprinting by the stand-off, short punts as precise as if sniping a target, dummies, scissor moves, feints--examples of good play could go on and on. As demonstrated by all the backs' moves, Japan fell far behind the opponent in ability. The stadium was packed to capacity for every match against Oxford.