日本語 Photo Journal
Japan's 8 Best Games
28 May 1989 at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
○Japan 28-24 Scotland National Rugby Union Team●
Got Scotland! “First victory over a top eight country”
Data:
28/05/89
Japan 28 Scotland XV 24
Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo
Half-time: 20-6
Referee: Leslie ('Les') Peard (Wales)
Touch Judges: Hiroki Yagi (Japan), Noboru Mashimo (Japan)
Crowd: 25,000
JAPAN: 15 Toshitsugu Yamamoto, 14 Nohomuli Taumoefolau, 13 Eiji Kutsuki, 12 Seiji Hiaro (capt), 11 Yoshihito Yoshida, 10 Shinobu Aoki, 9 Masami Horikoshi, 8 Sinali Latu, 7 Shuji Nakashima, 6 Hiroyuki Kajihara, 5 Atsushi Oyagi, 4 Toshiyuki Hayashi, 3 Masanori Takura, 2 Tsuyoshi Fujita, 1 Osamu Ota.
Reserves: 16 Tsutomu Hirose, 17 Yoshihiko Sakuraba, 18 Tsutomu Hirano, 19 Narihiro Watanabe, 20 Kojiro Yoshinaga, 21 Seigou Kunisada-Umeki.
Tries: Yoshida, Hayashi, Kutsuki, Yamamoto, Taumoefalau; Conversion: Yamamoto; Penalty Goals: Yamamoto (2).
SCOTLAND XV: 15 Iain Cameron ('Cameron') Glasgow, 14 Matthew Dominic Fletcher ('Matt') Duncan, 13 Richard Ruari Willard ('Ruari') Maclean, 12 Sean Raymond Patrick Lineen, 11 Iwan Tukalo, 10 Douglas Stewart Wyllie, 9 Greig Hunter Oliver, 8 Iain Angus MacLeod Paxton, 7 Graham Robert Marshall, 6 Derek James Turnbull, 5 Damian Francis Cronin, 4 Christopher Andrew ('Chris') Gray, 3 Grant Douglas Wilson, 2 James Alan ('Jim') Hay, 1 Alexander Kinloch ('Alex') Brewster (capt).
Reserves: 16 Brian Edwards, 17 Murry Walker, 18 Stewart Jardine, 19 George Adam Edward ('George') Buchanan-Smith, 20 Peter Hugh Wright, 21 Ian Gorcoran.
Try: Hay; Conversion: Oliver; Penalty Goals: Oliver (5); Drop Goal: Wyllie.
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 7min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 10min-pen Japan, Yamamoto-3-0, 14min-pen Japan, Yamamoto-6-0, 16min-try Japan, Yoshida; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-10-0, 22min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 23min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 24min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 27min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 30min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver (missed), 31min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-10-3, 33min-try Japan, Hayashi; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-14-3, 36min-try Japan, Kutsuki; conv. Yamamoto-20-3, 38min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver (missed), 40min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-20-6, Half-time, 41min-drop goal Scotland XV, Wyllie (missed), 42min-try Scotland XV, Hay; conv. Oliver-20-12, 45min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-20-15, 53min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-20-18, 59min-try Japan, Yamamoto; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-24-18, 66min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-24-21, 68min-try Japan, Taumoefolau; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-28-21, 71min-drop goal Scotland XV, Wyllie-28-24.
Newly formed Japan led by coach Hiroaki Shukuzawa defeated Scotland just four months after their debut. Shukuzawa motivated his XV by stating confidently that “this is an opponent we can win”. They won as a result, and they built trust in their coach. Matching the words with action is perhaps the key factor for success. Nine major players of Scotland were in the Australian Tour of the British Lions (representing the four countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at that time), so the team was formed largely by young players. Still, this first win for Japan is extremely valuable and we can call it a truly historical victory. Japan conceded only one try, one goal, five penalties, and one drop goal to Scotland, while scoring five tries, one goal and two penalties. The result was a good 28-24 win.
Shukuzawa confessed “brainwashing” of the players: “Scotland has a relatively weak defence. So I thought we had a chance of winning if we didn't give them more than 20 points. I made myself believe it, and made the players believe it, too. They were in doubt at first, but through practice and study, and by pursuing specific and effective methods of offence and defence together, they doubted less. By the time we got on the ground today, I am sure that everyone was confident in their belief that we would win.” It would have been even better if the opponent was with their best members, but scoring five tries while conceding one is a clear victory. I would like to applaud the men who made Japanese rugby's dream come true.
The game as it happened: the first half, 10 min and 13 min: Yamamoto kicked a penalty. 18 min: Japan deployed from a lineout, Yoshida picked up the ball from his own punt and scored a try, 10-0. 31 min: Scotland scored a penalty. 33 min: Hayashi scored a try. 35 min: Kutsuki scored a try, and Yamamoto added a conversion. The second half, 2 min: Scotland scored a try and penalty, 20-18. 19 min: Yamamoto tried to the left corner. 26 min: Scotland kicked a penalty, 24-21. 28 min: Japan scored a try. 31 min: Scotland scored a drop goal, 28-24.
Japan's 8 Best Games
28 May 1989 at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
○Japan 28-24 Scotland National Rugby Union Team●
Got Scotland! “First victory over a top eight country”
Data:
28/05/89
Japan 28 Scotland XV 24
Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo
Half-time: 20-6
Referee: Leslie ('Les') Peard (Wales)
Touch Judges: Hiroki Yagi (Japan), Noboru Mashimo (Japan)
Crowd: 25,000
JAPAN: 15 Toshitsugu Yamamoto, 14 Nohomuli Taumoefolau, 13 Eiji Kutsuki, 12 Seiji Hiaro (capt), 11 Yoshihito Yoshida, 10 Shinobu Aoki, 9 Masami Horikoshi, 8 Sinali Latu, 7 Shuji Nakashima, 6 Hiroyuki Kajihara, 5 Atsushi Oyagi, 4 Toshiyuki Hayashi, 3 Masanori Takura, 2 Tsuyoshi Fujita, 1 Osamu Ota.
Reserves: 16 Tsutomu Hirose, 17 Yoshihiko Sakuraba, 18 Tsutomu Hirano, 19 Narihiro Watanabe, 20 Kojiro Yoshinaga, 21 Seigou Kunisada-Umeki.
Tries: Yoshida, Hayashi, Kutsuki, Yamamoto, Taumoefalau; Conversion: Yamamoto; Penalty Goals: Yamamoto (2).
SCOTLAND XV: 15 Iain Cameron ('Cameron') Glasgow, 14 Matthew Dominic Fletcher ('Matt') Duncan, 13 Richard Ruari Willard ('Ruari') Maclean, 12 Sean Raymond Patrick Lineen, 11 Iwan Tukalo, 10 Douglas Stewart Wyllie, 9 Greig Hunter Oliver, 8 Iain Angus MacLeod Paxton, 7 Graham Robert Marshall, 6 Derek James Turnbull, 5 Damian Francis Cronin, 4 Christopher Andrew ('Chris') Gray, 3 Grant Douglas Wilson, 2 James Alan ('Jim') Hay, 1 Alexander Kinloch ('Alex') Brewster (capt).
Reserves: 16 Brian Edwards, 17 Murry Walker, 18 Stewart Jardine, 19 George Adam Edward ('George') Buchanan-Smith, 20 Peter Hugh Wright, 21 Ian Gorcoran.
Try: Hay; Conversion: Oliver; Penalty Goals: Oliver (5); Drop Goal: Wyllie.
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 7min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 10min-pen Japan, Yamamoto-3-0, 14min-pen Japan, Yamamoto-6-0, 16min-try Japan, Yoshida; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-10-0, 22min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 23min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 24min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 27min-pen Scotland XV, Glasgow (missed), 30min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver (missed), 31min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-10-3, 33min-try Japan, Hayashi; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-14-3, 36min-try Japan, Kutsuki; conv. Yamamoto-20-3, 38min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver (missed), 40min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-20-6, Half-time, 41min-drop goal Scotland XV, Wyllie (missed), 42min-try Scotland XV, Hay; conv. Oliver-20-12, 45min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-20-15, 53min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-20-18, 59min-try Japan, Yamamoto; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-24-18, 66min-pen Scotland XV, Oliver-24-21, 68min-try Japan, Taumoefolau; conv. Yamamoto (missed)-28-21, 71min-drop goal Scotland XV, Wyllie-28-24.
Newly formed Japan led by coach Hiroaki Shukuzawa defeated Scotland just four months after their debut. Shukuzawa motivated his XV by stating confidently that “this is an opponent we can win”. They won as a result, and they built trust in their coach. Matching the words with action is perhaps the key factor for success. Nine major players of Scotland were in the Australian Tour of the British Lions (representing the four countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at that time), so the team was formed largely by young players. Still, this first win for Japan is extremely valuable and we can call it a truly historical victory. Japan conceded only one try, one goal, five penalties, and one drop goal to Scotland, while scoring five tries, one goal and two penalties. The result was a good 28-24 win.
Shukuzawa confessed “brainwashing” of the players: “Scotland has a relatively weak defence. So I thought we had a chance of winning if we didn't give them more than 20 points. I made myself believe it, and made the players believe it, too. They were in doubt at first, but through practice and study, and by pursuing specific and effective methods of offence and defence together, they doubted less. By the time we got on the ground today, I am sure that everyone was confident in their belief that we would win.” It would have been even better if the opponent was with their best members, but scoring five tries while conceding one is a clear victory. I would like to applaud the men who made Japanese rugby's dream come true.
The game as it happened: the first half, 10 min and 13 min: Yamamoto kicked a penalty. 18 min: Japan deployed from a lineout, Yoshida picked up the ball from his own punt and scored a try, 10-0. 31 min: Scotland scored a penalty. 33 min: Hayashi scored a try. 35 min: Kutsuki scored a try, and Yamamoto added a conversion. The second half, 2 min: Scotland scored a try and penalty, 20-18. 19 min: Yamamoto tried to the left corner. 26 min: Scotland kicked a penalty, 24-21. 28 min: Japan scored a try. 31 min: Scotland scored a drop goal, 28-24.