Test Match No. 118: Welsh Tour 1993, game 6

日本語 Photo Journal
16 October 1993 at the Arms Park
●Japan 5-55 Wales○
Wales scored 9 tries with fierce attack
 
Data:
16/10/93
Japan 5 Wales 55
Cardiff Arms Park, Wales
Half-time: 0-29
Referee: Edward Francis ('Ed') Morrison (England)
Touch Judges: unknown
Crowd: unknown
 
JAPAN: 15 Tsutomu Matuda, 14 Ian Williams, 13 Mitsuo Fujikake, 12 Eiji Kutsuki, 11 Yoshihito Yoshida, 10 Shinobu Aoki, 9 Yoji Nagatomo, 8 Sinali Latu, 7 Hirofumi Ouchi, 6 Samuel Kaleta, 5 Bruce Ferguson, 4 Yoshihiko Sakuraba, 3 Kazuaki Takahashi, 2 Masahiro Kunda (capt), 1 Osamu Ota.
Reserves: 16 Ryuta Onitsuka, 17 Tupo Fa'amasino, 18 Tatsuya Maeda, 19 Eiji Hirotsu, 20 Masato Nakamura, 21 Shuji Nakashima.
Try: Williams.
 
WALES: 15 Anthony ('Tony') Clement, 14 Ieuan Cenydd Evans (capt) (18 Roger Anthony Bidgood 73), 13 Ian Scott Gibbs, 12 Neil Roger Jenkins, 11 Nigel Waker (17 Michael Anthony Rayer 27), 10 Adrian Davies, 9 Rupert Henry St. John Barker Moon, 8 Emyr W. Lewis, 7 R. Lyn Jones, 6 Stuart Davies, 5 Gareth O. Llewellyn, 4 Anthony H. ('Tony') Copsey, 3 John D. Davies, 2 Andrew Edwin H. Lamerton, 1 Michael Griffiths.
Reserves: 16 Robert Nicholas Jones, 19 Hugh Williams-Jones, 20 Garin Richard Jenkins, 21 Paul Arnord.
Tries: Evans (2), Gibbs (2), Jenkins, Moon, Lewis, Rayer, Clement; Conversions: Jenkins (5).
 
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 0min-try Wales, Evans; conv. Jenkins (missed)-0-5, 3min-pen Japan, Nagatomo (missed), 9min-pen Japan, Nagatomo (missed), 15min-try Wales, Jenkins; conv. Jenkins-0-12, 21min-try Wales, Evans; conv. Jenkins (missed)-0-17, 28min-try Wales, Gibbs; conv. Jenkins (missed)-0-22, 35min-try Wales, Moon; conv. Jenkins-0-29, Half-time, 42min-try Wales, Lewis; conv. Jenkins-0-36, 55min-try Wales, Rayer; conv. Jenkins-0-43, 56min-try Wales, Gibbs; conv. Jenkins (missed)-0-48, 76min-try Japan, Willams; conv. Nagatomo (missed)-5-48, 80min-try Wales, Clement; conv. Jenkins-5-55.
 


It was the third invitation from the Welsh Rugby Union after 1973 and 1983, but Japan betrayed the expectations of them. Japan's fast-paced running rugby was valued and well-liked in Wales regardless of their rank in the world. Welsh fans regarded Japanese rugby as brave and fun to watch, and the same was anticipated in this match for Japan have had 3 wins and 2 losses so far in this tour. Wales picked up the ball Japan failed to pass from the scrum, and ran for 60 metres to score a try within a minute of the start of the match. They also scored two tries from interception due to Japan's mistakes. Japan conceded nine tries in total, but managed to score one just before the game was over.