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2015 Asia Rugby Championship

2015 Asia Rugby Championship
Date18 April – 23 May 2015
Countries Hong Kong
 Japan
 South Korea
Final positions
Champions Japan (23rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored50 (8.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Ayumu Goromaru (38)
South Korea Oh Youn-hyung (38)
Most triesSouth Korea Jegal Bin (4)
Japan Karne Hesketh (4)
South Korea Jang Seong Min (4)
Websitewww.asian5nations.com
2014
2016

The 2015 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the inaugural tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the twenty-eighth continental championship for the ARFU nations. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the former Asian Five Nations in 2015, with only three nations competing in the top division instead of the previous five. The inaugural series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments.

Instead of the single round-robin format used in the Asian Five Nations, the three teams played each other twice on a home and away basis. Japan, as the team finishing on top of the standings in 2015, was declared the winner. The bottom-placed team, Korea, was subject to a promotion-relegation play-off against the winner of the next lower division.[1] However, Sri Lanka, who finished on top of Division 1, declined the opportunity to challenge.

Standings

Champions
Will play in the top 3 challenge
Position Nation Games Points Bonus
points
Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Japan 4 3 1 0 163 40 +123 3 21
2  Hong Kong 4 1 1 2 64 111 –47 3 11
3  South Korea 4 1 0 3 110 186 –76 3 8
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 5 points
Draw - 3 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Notes:

  • The final match saw the Japan v Hong Kong match abandoned due to adverse weather. It was agreed that Japan and Hong Kong would share the points, with each team receiving 3 points each.

Fixtures

Week 1

18 April 2015
12:00 KST (UTC+09)
South Korea 30–56 Japan
Try: Seong Min (2) 11' c, 15' c
Namuk 68' c
Con: Youn-hyung (3/3) 11', 15', 68'
Pen: Youn-hyung (3/3) 6', 36', 48'
Report[2]Try: Hopgood (2) 24' c, 71' m
Matsui 32' m
Penalty try 38' c
Hesketh 46' m
Fujita 53' m
Tamura 62' m
Holani 74' c
Ives 78' c
Con: Goromaru (4/9) 25', 39', 75', 79'
Pen: Goromaru (1/1) 2'
Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)
FB 15 Jang Seong Min downward-facing red arrow 43'
RW 14 Jegal Bin
OC 13 Kim Sung Soo (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
IC 12 Kim Namuk
LW 11 Kim Gwong Min
FH 10 Oh Youn-hyung
SH 9 Lee Myung Jun
N8 8 Han Kun Kyu
OF 7 Jang Seok Hwan
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo
RL 5 Youn Kwon Woo downward-facing red arrow 40'
LL 4 Kim Ho Bum downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Kim Jeep downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 Park Sung Ku downward-facing red arrow 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Na Kwan Young upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 17 Son Young Ki upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 18 Shin Dong Won upward-facing green arrow 46'
FL 19 Hwan In Jo upward-facing green arrow 43'
N8 20 Lee Young Seung upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 43'
SH 21 Shin Ki Chul upward-facing green arrow 71'
FB 22 Nam Young Soo upward-facing green arrow 43'
WG 23 Park Han Gyul upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
South Korea Chung Hyung Seok
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Chihito Matsui
OC 13 Karne Hesketh
IC 12 Yuu Tamura downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 11 Yoshikazu Fujita
FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa downward-facing red arrow 56'
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Koliniasi Holani
OF 7 Hayden Hopgood red cross icon 9' to 19' downward-facing red arrow 75'
BF 6 Justin Ives
RL 5 Shoji Ito
LL 4 Luke Thompson downward-facing red arrow 75'
TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 Takeshi Kizu downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Masataka Mikami downward-facing red arrow 70'
Replacements:
PR 16 Hisateru Hirashima upward-facing green arrow 70'
HK 17 Hiroki Yuhara upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Hiroshi Yamashita upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 19 Kazuhiko Usami upward-facing green arrow 75'
FL 20 Tsuyoshi Murata upward-facing green arrow 9' downward-facing red arrow 19' upward-facing green arrow 75'
SH 21 Keisuke Uchida upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 22 Ryohei Yamanaka upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 23 Toshiaki Hirose upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
Stephen Copeman (Hong Kong)

Week 2

25 April 2015
16:00 HKT (UTC+08)
Hong Kong 26–33 South Korea
Try: T. McQueen 15' c
Aikman 45' c
A. McQueen 56' m
Kam Shing 71' c
Con: McAdam (1/1) 17'
Rowark (2/3) 46', 73'
Report[3]Try: Seong Min (2) 4' m, 39' m
Bin (2) 10' c, 25' m
Yong Heung 49' m
Con: Youn-hyung (1/5) 11'
Pen: Youn-hyung (2/2) 32', 41'
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Paul McKay (Singapore)
FB 15 Alex McQueen
RW 14 Tom McQueen
OC 13 Max Woodward
IC 12 Tyler Spitz downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 11 Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH 10 Chris McAdam downward-facing red arrow 40'
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka-to
N8 8 Nick Hewson (c)
OF 7 Matt Lamming
BF 6 Alex Baddeley downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Paul Dywer
LL 4 Jack Delaforce downward-facing red arrow 51'
TP 3 James Cooper downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Lachlan Chubb downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 John Aikman downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Alex Harris upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Leon Wei Hon Sum upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 Jack Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 Bill Brant upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 20 Toby Fenn upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 Jaime Hood upward-facing green arrow 61'
WG 22 Charlie Higson-Smith
FH 23 Niall Rowark upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
Scotland Andrew Hall
FB 15 Jang Seong Min
RW 14 Jegal Bin
OC 13 Kim Sung Soo (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
IC 12 Kim Namuk
LW 11 Chang Yong Heung
FH 10 Oh Youn-hyung downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Lee Myung Jun
N8 8 Hwan In Jo downward-facing red arrow 42'
OF 7 Jang Seok Hwan
BF 6 Kim Hyun Soo downward-facing red arrow 53'
RL 5 Youn Kwon Woo
LL 4 Park Soon Chai
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik yellow card 44' to 54' downward-facing red arrow 73'
HK 2 Kim Jeep downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 Park Sung Ku downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Na Kwan Young upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 17 Son Young Ki upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 Shin Dong Won upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 19 Kim Min Kyu upward-facing green arrow 53'
N8 20 Kim Jeong Min upward-facing green arrow 42'
SH 21 Shin Ki Chul
FB 22 Nam Young Soo upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 23 Kim Gwong Min upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
South Korea Chung Hyung Seok

Touch judges:
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Rui Shimizu (Japan)

Week 3

2 May 2015
14:00 JST (UTC+09)
Japan 41–0 Hong Kong
Try: Yamada (2) 15' c, 48' m
Hesketh 27' c
Thompson 31' m
Tamura 43' m
Holani 64' c
Fujita 72' m
Con: Goromaru (3/7) 16', 28', 64'
Report[4]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 8,760
Referee: Norman Drake (United Arab Emirates)
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Chihito Matsui downward-facing red arrow 39'
OC 13 Karne Hesketh
IC 12 Yuu Tamura
LW 11 Akihito Yamada
FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa downward-facing red arrow 61'
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Koliniasi Holani
OF 7 Tsuyoshi Murata downward-facing red arrow 39'
BF 6 Justin Ives
RL 5 Shoji Ito
LL 4 Luke Thompson downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Takeshi Kizu downward-facing red arrow 29' upward-facing green arrow 62'
LP 1 Masataka Mikami downward-facing red arrow 29' upward-facing green arrow 53'
Replacements:
PR 16 Yusuke Nagae upward-facing green arrow 29' downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 17 Ryuhei Arita upward-facing green arrow 29' downward-facing red arrow 62'
PR 18 Shinnosuke Kakinaga upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 19 Kazuhiko Usami upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Hayden Hopgood upward-facing green arrow 39'
SH 21 Keisuke Uchida upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 22 Toshiaki Hirose upward-facing green arrow 61'
WG 23 Yoshikazu Fujita upward-facing green arrow 39'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 Alex McQueen
RW 14 Tom McQueen
OC 13 Jaime Hood
IC 12 Max Woodward downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 11 Charlie Higson-Smith yellow card 61' to 71' downward-facing red arrow 71'
FH 10 Ben Rimen
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka-to downward-facing red arrow 46'
N8 8 Nick Hewson (c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 Toby Fenn
BF 6 Matt Lamming yellow card 46' to 56'
RL 5 Paul Dywer
LL 4 Adam Butterfield downward-facing red arrow 40'
TP 3 Jack Parfitt downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Alex Harris downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Leon Wei Hon Sum downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 John Aikman upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Lachlan Chubb upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 18 Jack Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Alex Baddeley upward-facing green arrow 40'
N8 20 Damian Bailey upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 21 Adam Rolston upward-facing green arrow 46'
WG 22 Jonny Rees upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 23 Niall Rowark upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Scotland Andrew Hall

Touch judges:
Chris Linwood (United Arab Emirates)
Sansudin Saleh (Malaysia)

Week 4

9 May 2015
JST (UTC+09)
Japan 66–10 South Korea
Try: Fukuoka (3) 1' c, 64' c, 79' c
Tatekawa 16' m
Hesketh (2) 24' c, 60' c
Goromaru 29' c
Hatakeyama 39' m
Holani 52' c
Thompson 72' c
Con: Goromaru (8/9) 1', 24', 29', 52', 60', 64', 72', 79'
Try: Bin 11' c
Con: Han Gyul (1/1) 11'
Pen: Youn-hyung (1/1) 49'
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 4,583
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Yoshikazu Fujita
OC 13 Karne Hesketh
IC 12 Yuu Tamura downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 11 Kenki Fukuoka
FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa downward-facing red arrow 61'
N8 8 Koliniasi Holani
OF 7 Tsuyoshi Murata downward-facing red arrow 46'
BF 6 Justin Ives
RL 5 Shoji Ito
LL 4 Kazuhiko Usami downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Takeshi Kizu downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima downward-facing red arrow 46'
Replacements:
PR 16 Masataka Mikami upward-facing green arrow 46'
HK 17 Hiroki Yuhara upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 Hiroshi Yamashita upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Luke Thompson upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Hayden Hopgood upward-facing green arrow 46'
SH 21 Yuki Yatomi upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Ryohei Yamanaka upward-facing green arrow 61'
WG 23 Toshiaki Hirose upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 Jang Seong Min downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 14 Park Han Gyul
OC 13 Jegal Bin
IC 12 Kim Namuk
LW 11 Kim Gwong Min
FH 10 Lee Eutteum downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Shin Ki Chul downward-facing red arrow 21'
N8 8 Park Soon Chai
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
BF 6 Jang Seok Hwan
RL 5 Youn Kwon Woo downward-facing red arrow 73'
LL 4 Kim Ho Bum
TP 3 Shin Dong Won downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Kim Jeep downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Son Young Ki downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
PR 16 Na Kwan Young upward-facing green arrow 50'
HK 17 Kim Min Kyu upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 18 Kim Min Kyu upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Choi Kang San upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 20 Hwan In Jo upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 21 Lee Myung Jun upward-facing green arrow 21'
FH 22 Oh Youn-hyung upward-facing green arrow 46'
FB 23 Nam Young Soo upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
South Korea Chung Hyung Seok

Touch judges:
Tim Baker (Hong Kong)
Patrick Wallingford (Hong Kong)

Week 5

16 May 2015
12:00 KST (UTC+09)
South Korea 37–38 Hong Kong
Try: Jeong Min (2) 11' c, 22' c
Bin 17' m
Yong Heung 41' c
Namuk 74' m
Con: Youn-hyung (3/4) 13', 23', 42'
Pen: Youn-hyung (1/1) 58'
Drop: Youn-hyung (1/1) 68'
Report[5]Try: Kam Shing (2) 19' c, 80+2' c
Fenn 38' m
Spitz 62' m
Dywer 71' c
Hewson 78' c
Con: Rimen (1/2) 20'
Rowark (3/4) 72', 78', 80+3'
Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
Referee: Rui Shimizu (Japan)
FB 15 Jang Seong Min
RW 14 Jegal Bin
OC 13 Kim Sung Soo downward-facing red arrow 68'
IC 12 Kim Namuk yellow card 79' to 80'
LW 11 Chang Yong Heung
FH 10 Oh Youn-hyung downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Lee Myung Jun
N8 8 Park Soon Chai downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 Kim Jeong Min (c)
BF 6 Jang Seok Hwan
RL 5 Youn Kwon Woo downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 Kim Ho Bum downward-facing red arrow 74'
TP 3 Kim Kwang Sik Red card 49'
HK 2 Kim Jeep downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Park Sung Ku downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
PR 16 Na Kwan Young upward-facing green arrow 64'
HK 17 Kim Min Kyu upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 18 Shin Dong Won upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Park Hwan upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 20 Hwan In Jo upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 21 Shin Ki Chul
FH 22 Lee Eu Dum upward-facing green arrow 72'
FB 23 Andre Coquillard upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
South Korea Chung Hyung Seok
FB 15 Alex McQueen
RW 14 Tom McQueen
OC 13 Jamie Hood downward-facing red arrow 24'
IC 12 Max Woodward
LW 11 Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH 10 Ben Rimen downward-facing red arrow 50'
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka-to
N8 8 Nick Hewson (c)
OF 7 Toby Fenn downward-facing red arrow 22' upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 55'
BF 6 Matt Lamming downward-facing red arrow 58'
RL 5 Adrian Griffiths
LL 4 Paul Dywer downward-facing red arrow 75'
TP 3 Jack Parfitt yellow card 13' to 23'
HK 2 Lachlan Chubb downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 John Aikman downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Alex Harris upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Leon Wei Hon Sum upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Jack Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 22' downward-facing red arrow 24'
LK 19 Jack Delaforce upward-facing green arrow 75'
FL 20 Alex Baddeley upward-facing green arrow 58'
N8 21 Damian Bailey upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 22 Tyler Spitz upward-facing green arrow 24'
FH 23 Niall Rowark upward-facing green arrow 50'
Coach:
Scotland Andrew Hall

Week 6

23 May 2015
16:00 HKT (UTC+08)
Hong Kong 0–0
Match abandoned at 20'
 Japan
Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Referee: Chris Linwood (United Arab Emirates)
FB 15 Jean-Baptiste Aldige
RW 14 Tom McQueen
OC 13 Max Woodward
IC 12 Tyler Spitz
LW 11 Salom Yiu Kam Shing
FH 10 Niall Rowark
SH 9 Cado Lee Ka-to
N8 8 Alex Baddeley
OF 7 Matt Lamming
BF 6 Nick Hewson (c)
RL 5 Paul Dywer
LL 4 Adrian Griffiths
TP 3 Jack Parfitt
HK 2 Alex Harris
LP 1 Leon Wei Hon Sum
Replacements:
HK 16 Lachlan Chubb
PR 17 Jack Nielsen
PR 18 James Cooper
LK 19 Jack Delaforce
N8 20 Damian Bailey
SH 21 Adam Rolston
CE 22 Gavin Hadley
FH 23 Chris McAdam
Coach:
Scotland Andrew Hall
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru (c)
RW 14 Yoshikazu Fujita
OC 13 Karne Hesketh
IC 12 Yuu Tamura
LW 11 Kenki Fukuoka
FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa
SH 9 Yuki Yatomi
N8 8 Koliniasi Holani
OF 7 Hayden Hopgood
BF 6 Justin Ives
RL 5 Shoji Ito
LL 4 Luke Thompson
TP 3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga
HK 2 Ryuhei Arita
LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima
Replacements:
PR 16 Masataka Mikami
HK 17 Hiroki Yuhara
PR 18 Ryu Sioapelatu Holani
LK 19 Hitoshi Ono
FL 20 Michael Broadhurst
SH 21 Keisuke Uchida
CE 22 Ryohei Yamanaka
WG 23 Toshiaki Hirose
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
Norman Drake (United Arab Emirates)
Sansudin Saleh (Malaysia)

Top 3 Challenge

6 June 2015
Sri Lanka Cancelled South Korea
TBA

Due to financial reasons, the game was cancelled and South Korea remained in the Tri-nations division for 2016.

Squads

Summary

Nation Match venues Head coach Captain
Name City Capacity
 Hong Kong Aberdeen Sports Ground Hong Kong 9,000 Scotland Andrew Hall Nick Hewson
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong 2,800
 Japan Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo 27,188 Australia Eddie Jones Kensuke Hatakeyama
Level-5 Stadium Fukuoka 22,563
 South Korea Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium Incheon 7,000 South Korea Chung Hyung Seok Kim Sung Soo

Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 18 April 2015 – the starting date of the tournament.

Japan

On 5 March, head coach Eddie Jones named a 31-man squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.[6]

On 11 April, Chihito Matsui and Ryohei Yamanaka was added to the squad.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Ryuhei Arita Hooker (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 26) 7 Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
Takeshi Kizu Hooker (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 26) 30 Japan Kobelco Steelers
Hiroki Yuhara Hooker (1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 31) 18 Japan Toshiba Brave Lupus
Kensuke Hatakeyama Prop (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 29) 59 Japan Suntory Sungoliath
Hisateru Hirashima Prop (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 32) 35 Japan Kobelco Steelers
Ryu Sioapelatu Holani Prop (1982-12-29)29 December 1982 (aged 32) 0 Japan Panasonic Wild Knights
Shinnosuke Kakinaga Prop (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 22) 1 Japan Suntory Sungoliath
Masataka Mikami Prop (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 26) 23 Japan Toshiba Brave Lupus
Yusuke Nagae Prop (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 29) 17 Japan Toyota Industries Shuttles
Hiroshi Yamashita Prop (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 29) 37 Japan Kobelco Steelers
Shoji Ito Lock (1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 34) 28 Japan Kobelco Steelers
Hitoshi Ono Lock (1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 36) 87 Japan Toshiba Brave Lupus
Luke Thompson Lock (1981-04-16)16 April 1981 (aged 34) 49 Japan Kintetsu Liners
Kazuhiko Usami Lock (1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 23) 0 Japan Canon Eagles
Michael Broadhurst Flanker (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 28) 16 Japan Ricoh Black Rams
Justin Ives Flanker (1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 30) 23 Japan Canon Eagles
Tsuyoshi Murata Flanker (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 26) 0 Japan NEC Green Rockets
Koliniasi Holani Number 8 (1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 33) 35 Japan Panasonic Wild Knights
Hayden Hopgood Number 8 (1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 34) 3 Japan Kamaishi Seawaves
Atsushi Hiwasa Scrum-half (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 27) 38 Japan Suntory Sungoliath
Keisuke Uchida Scrum-half (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 23) 8 Japan Panasonic Wild Knights
Yuki Yatomi Scrum-half (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 30) 14 Japan Yamaha Júbilo
Yuu Tamura Fly-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 26) 26 Japan NEC Green Rockets
Harumichi Tatekawa Fly-half (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 25) 28 Japan Kubota Spears
Male Sa'u Centre (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 27) 20 Japan Yamaha Júbilo
Craig Wing Centre (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 35) 7 Japan Kobelco Steelers
Ryohei Yamanaka Centre (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 26) 1 Japan Waseda University
Yoshikazu Fujita Wing (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 21) 18 Japan Waseda University
Kenki Fukuoka Wing (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 22) 11 Japan Tsukuba University
Karne Hesketh Wing (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 29) 2 Japan Fukuoka Sanix Blues
Toshiaki Hirose Wing (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 33) 23 Japan Toshiba Brave Lupus
Chihito Matsui Wing (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 20) 0 Japan Doshisha University
Akihito Yamada Wing (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 29) 10 Australia Western Force
Ayumu Goromaru Fullback (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 29) 43 Japan Yamaha Júbilo

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.

Adrian Griffiths was added to the squad for the Round 5 game with South Korea.

Head Coach: Scotland Andrew Hall

South Korea

South Korea 31-man squad for the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship.

Andre Coquillard and Park Hwan were added to the squad for the Round 5 game with Hong Kong.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sallay, Alvin (5 December 2014). "ARFU's philosophical change a boon for Asia's big three". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Asia Rugby - The Regional Association of World Rugby". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Jones announces 31-man Brave Blossoms squad for Asian Rugby Championship". 5 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via Japan Times Online.