Test Match No. 71: Canada National Rugby Union Team's fourth (including BC) visit to Japan, game 4

日本語 Photo Journal
11 April 1982 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium
○Japan 24-18 Canada●
Sweeping victory as predicted
 
Data:
11/04/82, 1st Test
Japan 24 Canada 18
Hanazono Rugby Grounds, Osaka
Half-time: 16-9
Referee: R. David Burnnet (Ireland)
Touch Judges: Kouhei Irie (Japan), Kei Morimoto (Japan)
Crowd: 8,000
 
JAPAN: 15 Naohisa Tanifuji, 14 Kazuhiko Honjo, 13 Yoichiro Minamikawa, 12 Fukumi Kanaya, 11 Hideo Toshima, 10 Yuji Matsuo, 9 Junya Matsumoto, 8 Kazuo Sejimo, 7 Takeo Ishizuka (capt), 6 Takashi Ito, 5 Michihito Chida, 4 Toshiyuki Hayashi, 3 Koji Horaguchi, 2 Masahiro Inoue, 1 Jiro Ishiyama (16 Takeshi Nakayama --).
Reserves: 17 Toshihiro Hirai, 18 Takanobu Kondo, 19 Hikaru Kawachi, 20 Yoshimitsu Konishi, 21 Seiji Hirao.
Tries: Hayashi, Kanaya, Toshima; Conversions: Honjo (3); Penalty Goals: Honjo (2).
 
CANADA: 15 Mark A. Wyatt, 14 Jamie P. Hawthorn, 13 Paul Monaghan, 12 Jim L. Moyes, 11 Spence G. McTavish (capt), 10 Garry Hirayama, 9 Ian MacMillan, 8 Don Carson (20 Evan Jones --), 7 Michael H. Williams, 6 John Phelan, 5 Hans De Goede, 4 Ro E. Hindson, 3 Ron I. McInnes, 2 Charlie I. MacLachlan (21 Mike Luke --), 1 Gary Dukelow.
Reserves: 16 A. Godziek, 17 John L. Lecky, 18 W. Bill E. Spofford, 19 Dave Tucker.
Tries: McTavish, De Goede; Conversions: Wyatt (2); Penalty Goals: Wyatt (2).
 
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 1min-try Canada, McTavish; conv. Wyatt-0-6, 4min-pen Japan, Honjo-3-6, 9min-pen Japan, Honjo-6-6, 19min-try Japan, Hayashi; conv. Honjo-12-6, 28min-pen Canada, Wyatt-12-9, Half-time, 45min-try Japan, Kanaya; conv. Honjo-18-9, 68min-pen Canada, Wyatt-18-12, 72min-try Japan, Toshima; conv. Honjo-24-12, 80min-try Canada, De Goede; conv. Wyatt-24-18.
 


In the first minute of the game, Japan conceded a try to Canada from open play on the left side. However, Honjo scored two penalties in the 4th and 9th minute to even the score. In the 20th minute, Hayashi took advantage when the opponent failed at passing the ball, and scored a come-from-behind try between right and centre of the goal. In the 7th minute of the second half, Kanaya scored a try from a speedy open attack. In the 32nd minute, Toshima scored an insurance try between right and centre. “This is a game we must win. We will win 20-12,” stated coach Hibino before the match. Although the actual score was 24-18, unlike his prediction, because Canada scored a try just before the end of the match, he couldn't stop smiling. The final match of the visit was another test match. “It is good to review the match we won. There were two tries that we scored on an opponent's mistake. In the next match, we will be aggressive and score three tries on our own and concede no more than one try,” said coach Hibino even louder.