Test Match No. 234: 9th Asian 5 Nations 2008 4th match

日本語 Photo Journal
18/05/2008, the 2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations
Japan 75 Hong Kong 29
Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Half-time: 35-6
Referee: Grant Bateman (Arabian Gulf)
Touch Judges: 1st Dilroy Fernando (Sri Lanka), 2nd Abdul Hamid bin Mohd Sauh (Malaysia), 3rd Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Crowd: 7,862
 
JAPAN: 15 Shaun Webb (22 Go Aruga 55), 14 Bryce Robins, 13 Yuta Imamura (21 Shotaro Onishi 55), 12 Ryan Nicholas, 11 Hirotoki Onozawa, 10 James Arlidge, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka (20 Takashi Sato 74), 8 Takuro Miuchi (capt), 7 Yoshitaka Nakayama (19 Koji Shinozuka 47), 6 Ryukoliniasi Holani, 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa, 4 Taira Sato (18 Tomoaki Taniguchi 51), 3 Yosuke Ikegaya, 2 Taku Inokuchi (17 Yusuke Aoki 69), 1 Tatsukichi Nishiura (16 Akira Ozaki 58).
Tries: Robins (2), Webb (2), Aruga (2), Imamura, Miuchi, Onozawa, Holani, Shinozuka; Conversions: Arlidge (6), Nicholas (3), Webb.
 
HONG KONG: 15 Rowan Varty, 14 Simon Smith (21 Jason Going 77), 13 Colin Bisley (22 Alexander McQueen 64), 12 Simon Hempel, 11 Andrew Wong Kee, 10 Justin Temara (20 Kenzo Pannell 54), 9 Jon Elliot, 8 Semi Iafeta (capt), 7 Kris Marin, 6 Nigel Clarke (19 Simon Leung 77), 5 Nicholas Hurrell, 4 Laurence Denvir (18 Ivan Zenovic 55), 3 Nigel Hobler, 2 Wayne Whitney (16 Jon Abel 55), 1 Peter Spizzirri (17 Alex Ng Wai Shing 64).
Tries: Varty (3); Conversion: Temara; Penalty Goals: Temara (2), Pannell (2).
 
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 15min-try Japan, Imamura; conv. Arlidge-7-0, 18min-try Japan, Robins; conv. Arlidge-14-0, 21min-try Japan, Webb; conv. Arlidge-21-0, 27min-try Japan, Miuchi; conv. Arlidge-28-0, 31min-pen Hong Kong, Temara-28-3, 37min-pen Hong Kong, Temara-28-6, 39min-try Japan, Webb; conv. Arlidge-35-6, Half-time, 44min-try Hong Kong, Varty; conv. Temara-35-13, 46min-try Japan, Onozawa; conv. Arlidge-42-13, 50min-try Japan, Holani; conv. Webb-49-13, 55min-pen Hong Kong, Pannell-49-16, 56min-try Japan, Aruga; conv. Nicholas-56-16, 59min-try Japan, Shinozuka; conv. Nicholas (missed)-61-16, 61min-try Japan, Aruga; conv. Nicholas-68-16, 63min-try Japan, Robins; conv. Nicholas-75-16, 69min-pen Hong Kong, Pannell-75-19, 70min-try Hong Kong, Varty; conv. Pannell (missed)-75-24, 75min-try Hong Kong, Varty; conv. Pannell (missed)-75-29.