日本語 Photo Journal
7 June 1997 at Boxer Stadium
●Japan 29-51 United States○
Lost to the U.S. again
Data:
07/06/97, the 2nd Pacific Rim Championship
Japan 29 U.S.A. 51
Matthew J. Boxer Stadium, Balboa Park, San Francisco
Half-time: 22-22
Referee: David Steele (Canada) Touch Judges: unknown
Crowd: 1,800
JAPAN: 15 Kiyoshi Imaizumi, 14 Jun Oyamada, 13 Andrew McCormick, 12 Yukio Motoki (capt), 11 Kenichi Wada, 10 Kensuke Iwabuchi, 9 Wataru Murata, 8 Robert Gordon (21 Masaaki Sakata 65), 7 Takeomi Ito (18 Kazuya Koizumi 48), 6 Ko Izawa-Nakamura, 5 Hiroyuki Tanuma, 4 Yoshihiko Sakuraba (19 Isikeli Basiyalo 60), 3 Kohei Oguchi, 2 Masahiro Kunda, 1 Kazu Hamabe.
Reserves: 16 Akira Yoshida, 17 Masami Horikoshi, 20 Kazuaki Takahashi.
Tries: Gordon, Murata, Imaizumi, Sakata; Conversions: Murata (3); Penalty Goal: Murata.
Red Card: Tanuma (sending off 58, foul play, stamping).
U.S.A.: 15 Maika Sika, 14 Vaea Anitoni, 13 Juan Grobler (17 Kurt Shuman 69), 12 Mark Sharrenberg, 11 Brian Hightower, 10 Matt Alexander, 9 Andre Bachelet, 8 Dan Lyle (capt), 7 Mika McLeod, 6 Jay Wilkerson (19 Jason Walker 73), 5 Luke Gross, 4 Chriff Vogl, 3 Bill LeClerc (21 Ray Lehner 58), 2 Sean Allen, 1 Chris Lippert.
Reserves: 16 Dan Kennedy, 18 Kevin Dalzell, 20 Tom Billups.
Tries: Hightower (4), Anitoni, Grobler, Aexander, Bachelet, Sharrenberg; Conversions: Alexander (3).
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 1min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander (missed)-0-5, 9min-try Japan, Gordon, conv. Murata (missed)-5-5, 11min-try U.S.A., Anitoni; conv. Alexander (missed)-5-10, 15min-pen Japan, Murata-8-10, 33min-try Japan, Murata; conv. Murata-15-10, 34min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander-15-17, 37min-try Japan, Imaizumi, conv. Murata-22-17, 40min-try U.S.A., Grobler; conv. Alexander (missed)-22-22, Half-time, 42min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander (missed)-22-27, 47min-try U.S.A., Alexander; conv. Alexander-22-34, 68min-try Japan, Sakata, conv. Murata-29-34, 72min-try U.S.A., Bachelet; conv. Alexander (missed)-29-39, 79min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander (missed)-29-44, 82min-try U.S.A., Sharrenberg; conv. Alexander-29-51.
Japan finds it hard to play with the U.S. The two are similar in ability, but Japan can almost never win, perhaps because they are overwhelmed by the powerful play. Since their first match in 1985, Japan has posted one win, one draw, and seven losses against the U.S. Except for the 5-74 loss last year, they were close games. Japan tends to lose such close games in international matches.
In this match, Japan was tied 22-22 at the break, but conceded five tries in the second half. The fact they conceded three tries in the last 10 minutes shows especially the weakness of Japan, a team that cannot withstand a dead heat. “The U.S. had the upper hand in the first half, too. We could not handle their backs when they started to deploy,” said captain Motoki.
7 June 1997 at Boxer Stadium
●Japan 29-51 United States○
Lost to the U.S. again
Data:
07/06/97, the 2nd Pacific Rim Championship
Japan 29 U.S.A. 51
Matthew J. Boxer Stadium, Balboa Park, San Francisco
Half-time: 22-22
Referee: David Steele (Canada) Touch Judges: unknown
Crowd: 1,800
JAPAN: 15 Kiyoshi Imaizumi, 14 Jun Oyamada, 13 Andrew McCormick, 12 Yukio Motoki (capt), 11 Kenichi Wada, 10 Kensuke Iwabuchi, 9 Wataru Murata, 8 Robert Gordon (21 Masaaki Sakata 65), 7 Takeomi Ito (18 Kazuya Koizumi 48), 6 Ko Izawa-Nakamura, 5 Hiroyuki Tanuma, 4 Yoshihiko Sakuraba (19 Isikeli Basiyalo 60), 3 Kohei Oguchi, 2 Masahiro Kunda, 1 Kazu Hamabe.
Reserves: 16 Akira Yoshida, 17 Masami Horikoshi, 20 Kazuaki Takahashi.
Tries: Gordon, Murata, Imaizumi, Sakata; Conversions: Murata (3); Penalty Goal: Murata.
Red Card: Tanuma (sending off 58, foul play, stamping).
U.S.A.: 15 Maika Sika, 14 Vaea Anitoni, 13 Juan Grobler (17 Kurt Shuman 69), 12 Mark Sharrenberg, 11 Brian Hightower, 10 Matt Alexander, 9 Andre Bachelet, 8 Dan Lyle (capt), 7 Mika McLeod, 6 Jay Wilkerson (19 Jason Walker 73), 5 Luke Gross, 4 Chriff Vogl, 3 Bill LeClerc (21 Ray Lehner 58), 2 Sean Allen, 1 Chris Lippert.
Reserves: 16 Dan Kennedy, 18 Kevin Dalzell, 20 Tom Billups.
Tries: Hightower (4), Anitoni, Grobler, Aexander, Bachelet, Sharrenberg; Conversions: Alexander (3).
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 1min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander (missed)-0-5, 9min-try Japan, Gordon, conv. Murata (missed)-5-5, 11min-try U.S.A., Anitoni; conv. Alexander (missed)-5-10, 15min-pen Japan, Murata-8-10, 33min-try Japan, Murata; conv. Murata-15-10, 34min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander-15-17, 37min-try Japan, Imaizumi, conv. Murata-22-17, 40min-try U.S.A., Grobler; conv. Alexander (missed)-22-22, Half-time, 42min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander (missed)-22-27, 47min-try U.S.A., Alexander; conv. Alexander-22-34, 68min-try Japan, Sakata, conv. Murata-29-34, 72min-try U.S.A., Bachelet; conv. Alexander (missed)-29-39, 79min-try U.S.A., Hightower; conv. Alexander (missed)-29-44, 82min-try U.S.A., Sharrenberg; conv. Alexander-29-51.
Japan finds it hard to play with the U.S. The two are similar in ability, but Japan can almost never win, perhaps because they are overwhelmed by the powerful play. Since their first match in 1985, Japan has posted one win, one draw, and seven losses against the U.S. Except for the 5-74 loss last year, they were close games. Japan tends to lose such close games in international matches.
In this match, Japan was tied 22-22 at the break, but conceded five tries in the second half. The fact they conceded three tries in the last 10 minutes shows especially the weakness of Japan, a team that cannot withstand a dead heat. “The U.S. had the upper hand in the first half, too. We could not handle their backs when they started to deploy,” said captain Motoki.