Test Match No. 94: The 1st Rugby World Cup (New Zealand and Australia), game 2

日本語 Photo Journal
30 May 1987 in Sydney
●Japan 7-60 England○
Complete loss to England
 
Data:
30/05/87, the 1st WC Pool A
Japan 7 England 60
Concord Oval, Sydney
Half-time: 3-16
Referee: René Hourquet (France)
Touch Judges: Guy Maurette (France), Jim M. Fleming (Scotland)
Crowd: 4,893
 
JAPAN: 15 Daijiro Murai, 14 Nohomuli Taumoefolau, 13 Eiji Kutsuki, 12 Katsuhiro Matsuo, 11 Shinji Onuki, 10 Seiji Hirao, 9 Mitsutake Hagimoto, 8 Michihito Chida, 7 Toshiyuki Hayashi (capt), 6 Katsufumi Miyamoto, 5 Seiji Kurihara, 4 Atsushi Oyagi, 3 Koji Horaguchi, 2 Tsuyoshi Fujita, 1 Toshitaka Kimura.
Reserves: 16 Tsutomu Hirose, 17 Masaharu Aizawa, 18 Yasuharu Kawase, 19 Hisataka Ikuta, 20 Kojiro Yoshinaga, 21 Shgo Mukai.
Try: Miyamoto; Penalty Goal: Matsuo.
 
ENGLAND: 15 Jonathan Mark Webb, 14 Michael Edward Harrison (capt), 13 Kevin Gerard Simms (16 Francis John Clough 70), 12 James Lionel Broome Salmon, 11 Rory Underwood, 10 Peter Nicholas Williams (17 Christopher Robert Andrew 75), 9 Richard Mark Harding, 8 Dean Richards, 7 Gary William Rees, 6 Petre James Winterbottom, 5 Stephen Bainbridge, 4 Nigel Charles Redman, 3 Gareth James Chilcott, 2 Brian Christpher Moore, 1 Paul Anthony (George) Rendall.
Reserves: 18 Richard John Hill, 19 Michael Gordon Skinner, 20 Richard Graham Reed Dawe, 21 Gary Stephen Pearce.
Tries: Harrison (3), Underwood (2), Rees, Salmon, Richards, Simms, Redman; Conversions: Webb (7); Penalty Goals: Webb (2).
 
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 8min-pen England, Webb-0-3, 16min-pen England, Webb-0-6, 22min-pen England, Webb (missed), 24min-pen Japan, Matsuo (missed), 26min-pen Japan, Matsuo-3-6, 32min-try England, Underwood; conv. Webb-3-10, 35min-pen Japan, Matsuo (missed), 39min-try England, Rees; conv. Webb-3-16, Half-time, 43min-try Japan, Miyamoto; conv. Matsuo (missed)-7-16, 48min-try England, Salmon; conv. Webb-7-22, 52min-try England, Richards; conv. Webb (missed)-7-26, 58min-try England, Underwood; conv. Webb (missed)-7-30, 63min-try England, Simms; conv. Webb-7-36, 68min-try England, Harrison; conv. Webb-7-42, 72min-try England, Harrison; conv. Webb-7-48, 79min-try England, Redman; conv. Webb-7-54, 80min-try England, Harrison; conv. Webb-7-60.
 


Japan travelled to Sydney for their second game. Unfortunately for Japan, England was in its element and defeated Japan completely. The first half was a see-saw game, but Japan missed two penalties out of three, and this left a lasting mark throughout the game. Japan's forwards fell behind in the second half. England gave Japan a hard time with their pattern of coming out vertically before scattering sideways. They scored ten tries in total. The score differential was 53, but I don't think this accurately represents the difference in power between the two countries. England with national pride at stake achieved more of their potential while things were swayed from bad to worse for Japan. The team may dread the next match against Australia, but for each of the players, the only thing they can do is to act their part as best they can.