日本語 Photo Journal
6 October 1973 at the Arms Park
●Japan 14-62 Wales○
Roundly defeated with the power gap
Data:
06/10/73
Japan 14 Wales XV 62
Arms Park, Cardiff
Half-time: 6-30
Referee: G. Guilhem (France)
Touch Judges: E.M. Lewis (Wales), D.L. Hoare (Wales)
Crowd: 45,000
JAPAN: 15 Iwao Yamamoto (21 Fumiharu Shimazaki 57), 14 Tadayuki Ito, 13 Masaru Fujiwara, 12 Akira Yokoi (capt), 11 Yoshihiro Sakata, 10 Tadamasa Fujimoto-Kamohara, 9 Hiroaki Shukuzawa, 8 Yoshihiro Murata, 7 Hideo Akama, 6 Yoshiaki Izawa, 5 Toshio Terai, 4 Koichi Shibata, 3 Kazuhito Yoshino, 2 Kazumi Ohigashi, 1 Susumu 'Asura' Hara.
Reserves: 16 Mitsuo Atokawa, 17 Hiroshi Ogasawara, 18, Junji Yoshida 19 Ryozo Imazato, 20 Masakatsu Iguchi.
Tries: Ito (2); Penalty Goals: Yamamoto (2).
WALES: 15 John Peter Rhys Williams, 14 Thomas Gerald Reames Davies, 13 Keith Hughes, 12 Roy Thomas Edmond Bergiers, 11 John James Williams, 10 Philip Bennett, 9 Robert Clive Shell, 8 Thomas Mervyn Davies, 7 John Taylor (capt), 6 Thomas Patrick David (21 Ian Robert Robinson 35), 5 Derek Leslie Quinnell, 4 Alan Jeffrey Martin, 3 Philip David Llewellyn, 2 Robert William Windsor, 1 Glyndwr Shaw.
Reserves: 16 Ian M. Lewis, 17 Glyn Turner, 18 Alexander Alfred James Finlayson, 19 Graham Price, 20 E. Roy Thomas.
Tries: Bennett (2), Hughes (2), J.J. Williams, Bergiers, Shell, Taylor, J.P.R. Williams, T.R.G. Davies, Winsor; Conversions: Bennett (9).
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 3min-try Wales, J.J. Williams; conv. Bennett-0-6, 11min-try Wales, Bergiers; conv. Bennett-0-12, 14min-pen Japan, Yamamoto (missed), 19min-pen Japan, Yamamoto (missed), 20min-pen Japan, Yamamoto-3-12, 22min-try Wales, Shell; conv. Bennett-3-18, 30min-try Wales, Taylor; conv. Bennett-3-24, 33min-try Wales, Bennett; conv. Bennett-3-30, 39min-pen Japan, Yamamoto6-30, Half-time, 44min-try Wales, J.P.R. Williams; conv. Bennett-6-36, 56min-try Wales, Davies; conv. Bennett-6-42, 59min-try Wales, Bennett; conv. Bennett (missed)-6-46, 65min-try Wales, Windsors; conv. Bennett (missed)-6-50, 68min-try Japan, Ito; conv. Fujiwara (missed)-10-50, 72min-try Wales, Hughes; conv. Bennett-10-56, , 75min-try Japan, Ito; conv. Fujiwara (missed)-14-56, 79min-try Wales, Hughes; conv. Bennett-14-62.
The Japanese rugby community was excited about being invited to this tour by Great Britain and France. The first test match was against Wales, the then world's strongest team. The venue was the iconic Cardiff Arms Park, which was filled with 45,000 spectators to boost the players' mood to the highest. However, the result was a massacre, showing the difference in ability beyond our control. Japan strived with Ito scoring two tries, but was at the mercy of the excellent skills of Wales who scored 11 tries.
“Two tries Ito scored in the second half received a standing ovation of discriminating Welsh fans. They honestly praised it as ‘what a wonderful play' and ‘fantastic'. If Japan can continuously show good plays like this, that's when we can say that Japan has reached the level of real rugby for the first time,” commented Tomone Suetomi. Although there is a big gap in the score, the good fight Japan demonstrated at the Arms Park will go down in history.
6 October 1973 at the Arms Park
●Japan 14-62 Wales○
Roundly defeated with the power gap
Data:
06/10/73
Japan 14 Wales XV 62
Arms Park, Cardiff
Half-time: 6-30
Referee: G. Guilhem (France)
Touch Judges: E.M. Lewis (Wales), D.L. Hoare (Wales)
Crowd: 45,000
JAPAN: 15 Iwao Yamamoto (21 Fumiharu Shimazaki 57), 14 Tadayuki Ito, 13 Masaru Fujiwara, 12 Akira Yokoi (capt), 11 Yoshihiro Sakata, 10 Tadamasa Fujimoto-Kamohara, 9 Hiroaki Shukuzawa, 8 Yoshihiro Murata, 7 Hideo Akama, 6 Yoshiaki Izawa, 5 Toshio Terai, 4 Koichi Shibata, 3 Kazuhito Yoshino, 2 Kazumi Ohigashi, 1 Susumu 'Asura' Hara.
Reserves: 16 Mitsuo Atokawa, 17 Hiroshi Ogasawara, 18, Junji Yoshida 19 Ryozo Imazato, 20 Masakatsu Iguchi.
Tries: Ito (2); Penalty Goals: Yamamoto (2).
WALES: 15 John Peter Rhys Williams, 14 Thomas Gerald Reames Davies, 13 Keith Hughes, 12 Roy Thomas Edmond Bergiers, 11 John James Williams, 10 Philip Bennett, 9 Robert Clive Shell, 8 Thomas Mervyn Davies, 7 John Taylor (capt), 6 Thomas Patrick David (21 Ian Robert Robinson 35), 5 Derek Leslie Quinnell, 4 Alan Jeffrey Martin, 3 Philip David Llewellyn, 2 Robert William Windsor, 1 Glyndwr Shaw.
Reserves: 16 Ian M. Lewis, 17 Glyn Turner, 18 Alexander Alfred James Finlayson, 19 Graham Price, 20 E. Roy Thomas.
Tries: Bennett (2), Hughes (2), J.J. Williams, Bergiers, Shell, Taylor, J.P.R. Williams, T.R.G. Davies, Winsor; Conversions: Bennett (9).
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 3min-try Wales, J.J. Williams; conv. Bennett-0-6, 11min-try Wales, Bergiers; conv. Bennett-0-12, 14min-pen Japan, Yamamoto (missed), 19min-pen Japan, Yamamoto (missed), 20min-pen Japan, Yamamoto-3-12, 22min-try Wales, Shell; conv. Bennett-3-18, 30min-try Wales, Taylor; conv. Bennett-3-24, 33min-try Wales, Bennett; conv. Bennett-3-30, 39min-pen Japan, Yamamoto6-30, Half-time, 44min-try Wales, J.P.R. Williams; conv. Bennett-6-36, 56min-try Wales, Davies; conv. Bennett-6-42, 59min-try Wales, Bennett; conv. Bennett (missed)-6-46, 65min-try Wales, Windsors; conv. Bennett (missed)-6-50, 68min-try Japan, Ito; conv. Fujiwara (missed)-10-50, 72min-try Wales, Hughes; conv. Bennett-10-56, , 75min-try Japan, Ito; conv. Fujiwara (missed)-14-56, 79min-try Wales, Hughes; conv. Bennett-14-62.
The Japanese rugby community was excited about being invited to this tour by Great Britain and France. The first test match was against Wales, the then world's strongest team. The venue was the iconic Cardiff Arms Park, which was filled with 45,000 spectators to boost the players' mood to the highest. However, the result was a massacre, showing the difference in ability beyond our control. Japan strived with Ito scoring two tries, but was at the mercy of the excellent skills of Wales who scored 11 tries.
“Two tries Ito scored in the second half received a standing ovation of discriminating Welsh fans. They honestly praised it as ‘what a wonderful play' and ‘fantastic'. If Japan can continuously show good plays like this, that's when we can say that Japan has reached the level of real rugby for the first time,” commented Tomone Suetomi. Although there is a big gap in the score, the good fight Japan demonstrated at the Arms Park will go down in history.