日本語 Photo Journal
25 May 1997 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium
●Japan 12-20 United States○
Come-from-ahead loss to the U.S.
Data:
25/05/97, the 2nd Pacific Rim Championship
Japan 12 U.S.A. 20
Hanazono Rugby Grounds, Osaka
Half-time: 12-5
Referee: Ross Mitchell (Hong Kong)
Touch Judges: Shinichi Iwashita (Japan), Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan), sub Shigeki Tsuji (Japan)
Crowd: 12,000
JAPAN: 15 Kiyoshi Imaizumi, 14 Terunori Masuho (16 Kenichi Wada 29), 13 Andrew McCormick, 12 Yukio Motoki (capt), 11 Daisuke Ohata, 10 Kensuke Iwabuchi (Akira Yoshida 73), 9 Wataru Murata, 8 Robert Gordon, 7 Takeomi Ito, 6 Ko Izawa-Nakamura, 5 Hiroyuki Tanuma, 4 Isikeli Basiyalo, 3 Kazuaki Takahashi, 2 Masaaki Sakata (21 Masahiro Kunda 69), 1 Kazu Hamabe.
Reserves: 18 Yoji Nagatomo, 19 Hiroyuki Kajihara, 20 Keiji Mizobe.
Tries: Imaizumi, Iwabuchi; Conversion: Murata.
U.S.A.: 15 Kurt Shuman, 14 Juan Grobler, 13 Tomasi Takau, 12 Mark Sharrenberg, 11 Chip Curtis, 10 Matt Alexander, 9 Andre Bachelet, 8 Dan Lyle (capt), 7 Jay Wilkerson, 6 Jon Holtzman, 5 Chris Vogl, 4 Luke Gross, 3 Mike Stanaway, 2 Sean Allen, 1 Chris Lippert (19 Ray Lehner 60).
Reserves: 16 Malakai Delai, 17 Chris Morrow, 18 Britt Howad, 20 Travis Kelsey, 21 Kirk Khasigian.
Tries: Takau, Bachelet, Lyle; Conversion: Alexander; Penalty Goal: Alexander.
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 23min-try U.S.A., Takau; conv. Alexander (missed)-0-5, 32min-try Japan, Imaizumi, conv. Murata-7-5, 36min-try Japan, Iwabuchi; conv. Murata (missed)-12-5, Half-time, 41min-pen U.S.A., Alexander-12-8, 67min-try U.S.A., Bachelet; conv. Alexander-12-15, 76min-drop goal U.S.A., Alexander (missed), 78min-try U.S.A., Lyle; conv. Alexander (missed)-12-20, 80min-drop goal U.S.A., Alexander (missed).
Japan won a tight game against Canada, lost to the United States, which had lost two games so far, at the end. Each participant of the Pacific Rim Championship is close or almost equal in ability, so concentration can mean the difference between winning and losing. Japan was leading by four points (12-8) in the 27th minute of the second half when the U.S. forwards pushed the scrum hard as soon as scrum-half Murata threw the ball in. The U.S. scrum-half attacked the side and stand-off scored a try. Japan outshot the U.S. by 7 points in the first half, but could not score any points in the second half. Coach Hirao reflected on this match as follows: “They advanced across the gain line so easily. Once that happens, it is extremely difficult to gain the next possession. It showed the difference in ability.”
25 May 1997 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium
●Japan 12-20 United States○
Come-from-ahead loss to the U.S.
Data:
25/05/97, the 2nd Pacific Rim Championship
Japan 12 U.S.A. 20
Hanazono Rugby Grounds, Osaka
Half-time: 12-5
Referee: Ross Mitchell (Hong Kong)
Touch Judges: Shinichi Iwashita (Japan), Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan), sub Shigeki Tsuji (Japan)
Crowd: 12,000
JAPAN: 15 Kiyoshi Imaizumi, 14 Terunori Masuho (16 Kenichi Wada 29), 13 Andrew McCormick, 12 Yukio Motoki (capt), 11 Daisuke Ohata, 10 Kensuke Iwabuchi (Akira Yoshida 73), 9 Wataru Murata, 8 Robert Gordon, 7 Takeomi Ito, 6 Ko Izawa-Nakamura, 5 Hiroyuki Tanuma, 4 Isikeli Basiyalo, 3 Kazuaki Takahashi, 2 Masaaki Sakata (21 Masahiro Kunda 69), 1 Kazu Hamabe.
Reserves: 18 Yoji Nagatomo, 19 Hiroyuki Kajihara, 20 Keiji Mizobe.
Tries: Imaizumi, Iwabuchi; Conversion: Murata.
U.S.A.: 15 Kurt Shuman, 14 Juan Grobler, 13 Tomasi Takau, 12 Mark Sharrenberg, 11 Chip Curtis, 10 Matt Alexander, 9 Andre Bachelet, 8 Dan Lyle (capt), 7 Jay Wilkerson, 6 Jon Holtzman, 5 Chris Vogl, 4 Luke Gross, 3 Mike Stanaway, 2 Sean Allen, 1 Chris Lippert (19 Ray Lehner 60).
Reserves: 16 Malakai Delai, 17 Chris Morrow, 18 Britt Howad, 20 Travis Kelsey, 21 Kirk Khasigian.
Tries: Takau, Bachelet, Lyle; Conversion: Alexander; Penalty Goal: Alexander.
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 23min-try U.S.A., Takau; conv. Alexander (missed)-0-5, 32min-try Japan, Imaizumi, conv. Murata-7-5, 36min-try Japan, Iwabuchi; conv. Murata (missed)-12-5, Half-time, 41min-pen U.S.A., Alexander-12-8, 67min-try U.S.A., Bachelet; conv. Alexander-12-15, 76min-drop goal U.S.A., Alexander (missed), 78min-try U.S.A., Lyle; conv. Alexander (missed)-12-20, 80min-drop goal U.S.A., Alexander (missed).
Japan won a tight game against Canada, lost to the United States, which had lost two games so far, at the end. Each participant of the Pacific Rim Championship is close or almost equal in ability, so concentration can mean the difference between winning and losing. Japan was leading by four points (12-8) in the 27th minute of the second half when the U.S. forwards pushed the scrum hard as soon as scrum-half Murata threw the ball in. The U.S. scrum-half attacked the side and stand-off scored a try. Japan outshot the U.S. by 7 points in the first half, but could not score any points in the second half. Coach Hirao reflected on this match as follows: “They advanced across the gain line so easily. Once that happens, it is extremely difficult to gain the next possession. It showed the difference in ability.”