Test Match No. 30: New Zealand Universities' third visit to Japan, game 5

日本語 Journal
15 March 1970 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium
●Japan 14-28 New Zealand Universities○
Lost a close game in the 2nd test match
 
Data:
15/03/70
Japan 14 New Zealand Universities 28
Hanazono Rugby Grounds, Osaka
Half-time: 3-19
Referee: Yataro Maki (Japan)
Touch Judges: unknown
Crowd: 5,000
 
JAPAN: 15 Masaharu Mantani, 14 Tadayuki Ito, 13 Kishio Ishiyama Shimazaki, 12 Akira Yokoi (capt), 11 Yoshihiro Sakata, 10 Tsutomu Katsuraguchi (-- Susumu 'Asura' Hara --), 9 Ryozo Imazato, 8 Tadamasa Fujimoto-Kamohara, 7 Motonari Ishida, 6 Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, 5 Katsumi Kamata, 4 Hiroshi Ogasawara, 3 Masaaki Shimozono, 2 Mitsuo Atokawa, 1 Morio Kawasaki (-- Toshio Kurosaka --).
Tries: Sakata (2), Ito; Conversion: Yamaguchi; Penalty Goal: Yamaguchi.
 
NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITIES: 15 Gerald F. Kemper (capt), 14 Mike W. O'Callaghan, 13 Morrie P. Collins, 12 Graham S. Thorne, 11(FE) Howord T. Joseph, 10(FE) Earl W. Kirton, 9 Laurie H. Karatau, 8 Alex E. Matheson, 7 Peter N. Duncan, 6 Steve H.O. Reaney, 5 John D. Sherlock, 4 L. Gavin Cormac, 3 Kerry K. McDonald, 2 Paul S. Barret, 1 Alan McLellan.
Tries: Matheson, Reaney, O'Callaghan, 3 tries unknown; Conversions: Kemper (2); Penalty Goals: Kemper.
 
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 6min-pen Japan, Yamaguchi-3-0, 15min-try NZU, Matheson; conv. Kemper-3-5, 22min-pen Japan, Yamaguchi (missed), 23min-pen NZU, Kemper-3-8, 27min-try NZU, Reaney; conv. Kemper-3-13, 33min-pen NZU, Kemper-3-16, 34min-try NZU, O'Callaghan; conv. Kemper (missed))-3-19, Half-time, 47min-try NZU, unknown; conv. Kemper (missed)-3-22, 51min-try NZU, unknown; conv. Kemper (missed)-3-25, 58min-try NZU, unknown; conv. Kemper (missed)-3-28, 60min-try Japan, Ito; conv. Yamaguchi (missed)-6-28, 66min-try Japan, Sakata; conv. Yamaguchi (missed)-9-28, 77min-try Japan, Sakata; conv. Yamaguchi-14-28.
 


Japan lost a close game again in the second test match against NZU. However, the score differential is only 14, and the margin is not as wide as it used to be. The number of tries was three for Japan and six for NZU. Japan narrowly lost but got within reach of NZU.
The first half, 6 min: Japan opened the scoring with Yamaguchi's penalty between right and centre. 15 min: NZU scored a come-from-behind try between right and centre (they added a conversion). 23 min: NZU kicked a penalty. 27 min: NZU scored a try. 33 min: NZU scored a penalty. 34 min: NZU scored a try, 3-19. The second half, 20 min: Ito supported Ishida and scored his first try to the right corner. 26 min: From a penalty kick near the centre, Sakata made a dash and scored a try to the left corner. Just before the end of the game, New Zealand missed a pass, Sakata scooped it, outraced Kember, and scored the third try for the team.