Japan
(JPN)
The road to the final
(Rugby News Service) Saturday 20 October 2007
By Mick DonohoeFrance's loss in the opening match and the shock exit of the Wallabies and All Blacks were just some of the many twists and turns en route to the final.
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Player Stat
| Name | MT | MIN | PTS | TRS | CON | PEN | DG | YC | RC |
|---|
MT=
Matches;
MIN=
Minutes;
PTS=
Points;
TRS=
Tries;
CON=
Conversions;
PEN=
Penalties;
DG=
Drop goals;
YC=
Yellow cards;
RC=
Red cards;
| Chairman | Noboru Mashimo |
| President | Yoshiro Mori |
| Address | Japan Rugby Football Union2-8-35 Kitaaoyama Minato-Ku - 107-0061 - Tokyo - JAPAN |
| Phone | +813 3401 3323 |
| Website | www.rugby-japan.jp/ |
| jrfu@rugby-japan.or.jp | |
| Foundation year | 1926 |
| Team | Pos. | (Prev.) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CANADA | 15 | (15) | 66.95 |
 | GEORGIA | 16 | (16) | 66.61 |
 | JAPAN | 17 | (17) | 65.33 |
 | RUSSIA | 18 | (18) | 64.37 |
 | USA | 19 | (19) | 64.34 |
Team photos
All kick-off times are local French time (UK+1)
Matches
| 08 Sep |  | AUS | 91-3 | JPN | |
| 12 Sep | | JPN | 31-35 | FJI |  |
| 20 Sep |  | WAL | 72-18 | JPN | |
| 25 Sep | | CAN | 12-12 | JPN | |
Squad List
- G. Aruga
- R. Asano
- K. Endo
- Y. Imamura
- T. Inokuchi
- C. Kim
- H. Kiso
- T. Kitagawa
- T. Kumagae
- T. Kusumi
- C. Loamanu
- H. Makiri
- Y. Matsubara
- T. Miuchi
- T. Nishiura
- P. O'Reilly
- S. Onishi
- H. Ono
- K. Ono
- H. Onozawa
- N. Oto
- B. Robins
- L. Samurai Vatuvei
- T. Sasaki
- T. Soma
- K. Taira
- L. Thompson
- Y. Watanabe
- M. Yamamoto
- R. Yamamura
- Y. Yatomi
- T. Yoshida
- John KirwanCoach
