2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan

2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan
Coach(es) Joe Schmidt
Tour captain(s) Rhys Ruddock
Top test point scorer(s) Paddy Jackson (23)
Top test try scorer(s)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 02 00 00
Test match
02 02 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Japan
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour South Africa 2016
Next tour TBA

In June 2017, Ireland played a two-test series against Japan as part of the 2017 mid-year rugby union tests. It was the first time Ireland had played a test series against Japan in Japan since 2005. The series was part of the fifth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.[1]

Fixtures

Date and time Venue Home Score Away
17 June 2017, 14:00 JST (UTC+09) Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka Japan  22–50  Ireland
24 June 2014, 14:40 JST (UTC+09) Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo Japan  13–35  Ireland

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 17 June, the first test match of the tour.

Ireland

On 16 May 2017, Joe Schmidt named a 31-man squad for the 2017 Summer Tour.[2] On 22 May, Connacht lock Quinn Roux was added to the squad.[3] On 31 May, Tommy O'Donnell was ruled out of the tour due to an ankle injury.[4] Following an ankle injury sustained in the test against the United States, fly-half Joey Carbery was ruled out of the remainder of the tour. Ulster's Sean Reidy was also called up to replace Tommy O'Donnell.[5]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Heffernan, DaveDave Heffernan Hooker (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 1 Connacht
Scannell, NiallNiall Scannell Hooker (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 5 Munster
Tracy, JamesJames Tracy Hooker (1991-04-02) 2 April 1991 2 Leinster
Bealham, FinlayFinlay Bealham Prop (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 6 Connacht
Healy, CianCian Healy Prop (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 68 Leinster
Kilcoyne, DavidDavid Kilcoyne Prop (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 18 Munster
Porter, AndrewAndrew Porter Prop (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 1 Leinster
Ryan, JohnJohn Ryan Prop (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 7 Munster
Roux, QuinnQuinn Roux Lock (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 2 Connacht
Ryan, JamesJames Ryan Lock (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 1 Leinster
Toner, DevinDevin Toner Lock (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 48 Leinster
Treadwell, KieranKieran Treadwell Lock (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 0 Ulster
Leavy, DanDan Leavy Flanker (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 3 Leinster
O'Donnell, TommyTommy O'Donnell Flanker (1987-06-21) 21 June 1987 12 Munster
Reidy, SeanSean Reidy Flanker (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 1 Ulster
Ruddock, RhysRhys Ruddock (c) Flanker (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 14 Leinster
van der Flier, JoshJosh van der Flier Flanker (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 8 Leinster
Conan, JackJack Conan Number 8 (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 2 Leinster
O'Donoghue, JackJack O'Donoghue Number 8 (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 1 Munster
Cooney, JohnJohn Cooney Scrum-half (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 0 Connacht
Marmion, KieranKieran Marmion Scrum-half (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 14 Connacht
McGrath, LukeLuke McGrath Scrum-half (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 3 Leinster
Carbery, JoeyJoey Carbery Fly-half (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 4 Leinster
Jackson, PaddyPaddy Jackson Fly-half (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 23 Ulster
Marshall, LukeLuke Marshall Centre (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 10 Ulster
Ringrose, GarryGarry Ringrose Centre (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 9 Leinster
Scannell, RoryRory Scannell Centre (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 1 Munster
Conway, AndrewAndrew Conway Wing (1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 1 Munster
Earls, KeithKeith Earls Wing (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 60 Munster
O'Loughlin, RoryRory O'Loughlin Wing (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 0 Leinster
Stockdale, JacobJacob Stockdale Wing (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 1 Ulster
O'Halloran, TiernanTiernan O'Halloran Fullback (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 4 Connacht
Zebo, SimonSimon Zebo Fullback (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 34 Munster

Japan

On 29 May, Jamie Joseph named a 33-man squad ahead of their two-test series against Ireland and one-off test match against Romania.[6]

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Niwai, YusukeYusuke Niwai Hooker (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 1 Japan Sunwolves
Hino, TakeshiTakeshi Hino Hooker (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 4 Japan Sunwolves
Horie, ShotaShota Horie (c) Hooker (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 50 Japan Sunwolves
Asahara, TakumaTakuma Asahara Prop (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 6 Japan Sunwolves
Chinen, YuYu Chinen Prop (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 6 Japan Toshiba Brave Lupus
Ishihara, ShintaroShintaro Ishihara Prop (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 4 Japan Suntory Sungoliath
Inagaki, KeitaKeita Inagaki Prop (1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 14 Japan Sunwolves
Ito, HeiichiroHeiichiro Ito Prop (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 5 Japan Sunwolves
Yamamoto, KokiKoki Yamamoto Prop (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 4 Japan Sunwolves
Kajikawa, KyosukeKyosuke Kajikawa Lock (1987-09-05) 5 September 1987 4 Japan Sunwolves
Helu, UweUwe Helu Lock (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 4 Japan Sunwolves
Makabe, ShinyaShinya Makabe Lock (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 34 Japan Sunwolves
Yatabe, KotaroKotaro Yatabe Lock (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 13 Japan Sunwolves
Tokunaga, YoshitakaYoshitaka Tokunaga Flanker (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 5 Japan Sunwolves
Tui, HendrikHendrik Tui Flanker (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 39 Australia Queensland Reds
Leitch, MichaelMichael Leitch Flanker (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 48 New Zealand Chiefs
Mafi, AmanakiAmanaki Mafi Number 8 (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 14 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Matsuhashi, ShuheiShuhei Matsuhashi Number 8 (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 6 Japan Sunwolves
Tanaka, FumiakiFumiaki Tanaka Scrum-half (1985-01-03) 3 January 1985 59 Japan Sunwolves
Nagare, YutakaYutaka Nagare Scrum-half (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 4 Japan Sunwolves
Uchida, KeisukeKeisuke Uchida Scrum-half (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 22 Japan Sunwolves
Matsuda, RikiyaRikiya Matsuda Fly-half (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 7 Japan Panasonic Wild Knights
Ogura, JumpeiJumpei Ogura Fly-half (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 3 Japan Sunwolves
Tamura, YuYu Tamura Fly-half (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 43 Japan Sunwolves
Tatekawa, HarumichiHarumichi Tatekawa (c) Centre (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 51 Japan Sunwolves
Carpenter, DerekDerek Carpenter Centre (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 1 Japan Sunwolves
Lafaele, TimothyTimothy Lafaele Centre (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 5 Japan Sunwolves
Tupou, WillWill Tupou Centre (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 0 Japan Sunwolves
Emi, ShotaShota Emi Wing (1991-12-08) 8 December 1991 0 Japan Sunwolves
Fukuoka, KenkiKenki Fukuoka Wing (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 20 Japan Sunwolves
Yamada, AkihitoAkihito Yamada Wing (1985-07-26) 26 July 1985 22 Japan Panasonic Wild Knights
Matsushima, KotaroKotaro Matsushima Fullback (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 23 Japan Sunwolves
Noguchi, RyujiRyuji Noguchi Fullback (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 9 Japan Tokai University

Matches

First Test

17 June 2017
14:00 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  22–50  Ireland
Try: Noguchi 59' c
Fukuoka 76' m
Nagare 78' c
Con: Matsuda (2/3) 60', 79'
Pen: Tamura (1/1) 14'
 Report Try: Earls (2) 11' c, 70' m
Leavy (2) 24' c, 28' c
Conan (2) 30' c, 45' c
Ringrose 65' c
Con: Jackson (5/5) 12', 25', 29', 32', 46'
R. Scannell (1/2) 66'
Pen: Jackson (1/1) 6'
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi
RW 14Kotaro Matsushima
OC 13Will Tupou
IC 12Derek Carpenter  66'
LW 11Kenki Fukuoka
FH 10Yu Tamura  58'
SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka  54'
N8 8 Amanaki Mafi  40'
OF 7 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
BF 6 Michael Leitch
RL 5 Uwe Helu  54'
LL 4 Kotaro Yatabe
TP 3 Heiichiro Ito 24' to 34'  58'
HK 2 Shota Horie (c)  54'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki  40'
Replacements:
HK 16Yusuke Niwai  54'
PR 17Shintaro Ishihara  40'
PR 18Takuma Asahara  58'
FL 19Hendrik Tui  40'
N8 20Shuhei Matsuhashi  54'
SH 21Yutaka Nagare  54'
CE 22Ryohei Yamanaka  66'
FB 23Rikiya Matsuda  58'
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph
FB 15Simon Zebo  40'
RW 14Andrew Conway 51' to 61'
OC 13Garry Ringrose  67'
IC 12Rory Scannell
LW 11Keith Earls
FH 10Paddy Jackson  61'
SH 9 Luke McGrath
N8 8 Jack Conan  75'
OF 7 Dan Leavy  53'  58'
BF 6 Rhys Ruddock (c)  63'  72'
RL 5 Devin Toner  61'
LL 4 Quinn Roux
TP 3 John Ryan  61'  78'
HK 2 Niall Scannell  54'
LP 1 Cian Healy  58'
Replacements:
HK 16James Tracy  54'
PR 17David Kilcoyne  58'
PR 18Finlay Bealham  61'  78'
LK 19Kieran Treadwell  61'
N8 20Jack O'Donoghue  53'  58'  63'  72'  75'
SH 21Kieran Marmion  67'
WG 22Rory O'Loughlin  61'
FB 23Tiernan O'Halloran  40'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Second Test

24 June 2017
14:40 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  13–35  Ireland
Try: Matsushima 23' m
Yamada 61' m
Pen: Ogura (1/1) 14'
 Report Try: Ringrose 2' c
van der Flier 10' c
Marmion 16' c
Ruddock 30' c
Reidy 77' c
Con: Jackson (5/5) 3', 11', 18', 31', 78'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 29,354
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
FB 15Ryuji Noguchi  67'
RW 14Akihito Yamada
OC 13Kotaro Matsushima
IC 12Yu Tamura
LW 11Kenki Fukuoka
FH 10Jumpei Ogura  40'
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare  52'
N8 8 Amanaki Mafi
OF 7 Shuhei Matsuhashi  67'
BF 6 Michael Leitch (c)
RL 5 Uwe Helu  63'
LL 4 Luke Thompson
TP 3 Takuma Asahara  40'
HK 2 Yusuke Niwai  40'
LP 1 Shintaro Ishihara  47'
Replacements:
HK 16Shota Horie  40'
PR 17Keita Inagaki  47'
PR 18Takayuki Watanabe  40'
LK 19Kotaro Yatabe  63'
FL 20Yoshitaka Tokunaga  67'
SH 21Fumiaki Tanaka  52'
FH 22Rikiya Matsuda  40'
CE 23Ryohei Yamanaka  67'
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph
FB 15Andrew Conway
RW 14Keith Earls  54'
OC 13Garry Ringrose  78'
IC 12Luke Marshall
LW 11Jacob Stockdale
FH 10Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Kieran Marmion  72'
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Josh van der Flier  67'
BF 6 Rhys Ruddock (c)  54'  60'
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Kieran Treadwell  51'
TP 3 John Ryan  60'
HK 2 James Tracy  51'
LP 1 Cian Healy  60'
Replacements:
HK 16Niall Scannell  51'
PR 17David Kilcoyne  60'
PR 18Andrew Porter  60'
LK 19James Ryan  51'
FL 20Sean Reidy  54'  60'  67'
SH 21John Cooney  72'
FH 22Rory Scannell  78'
FB 23Tiernan O'Halloran  54'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Statistics

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points

Ireland statistics

Name Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts Red card
Paddy Jackson20101023––
Jack Conan2200010––
Keith Earls2200010––
Dan Leavy2200010––
Garry Ringrose2200010––
Kieran Marmion210005––
Sean Reidy110005––
Rhys Ruddock210005––
Josh van der Flier110005––
Rory Scannell201002––
Andrew Conway2000001–
Cian Healy200000--
David Kilcoyne200000--
Tiernan O'Halloran200000––
John Ryan200000––
Devin Toner200000––
James Tracy200000––
Kieran Treadwell200000––
Finlay Bealham100000-–
John Cooney100000––
Luke Marshall100000--
Luke McGrath100000––
Jack O'Donoghue100000––
Rory O'Loughlin100000––
Andrew Porter100000––
Sean Reidy100000–-
Quinn Roux100000––
James Ryan100000––
Jacob Stockdale100000––
Simon Zebo100000––
Joey Carbery–––––0––
Dave Heffernan–––––0––
Tommy O'Donnell–––––0––

Test series statistics

Name Team Tries Con Pen DG Pts
Paddy Jackson Ireland0101023
Jack Conan Ireland200010
Keith Earls Ireland200010
Dan Leavy Ireland200010
Garry Ringrose Ireland200010
Kenki Fukuoka Japan10005
Kieran Marmion Ireland10005
Kotaro Matsushima Japan10005
Yutaka Nagare Japan10005
Ryuji Noguchi Japan10005
Sean Reidy Ireland10005
Rhys Ruddock Ireland10005
Josh van der Flier Ireland10005
Akihito Yamada Japan10005
Rikiya Matsuda Japan02004
Jumpei Ogura Japan00103
Yu Tamura Japan00103
Rory Scannell Ireland01002

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rugby Week
  2. ↑ "Eight Uncapped Players In Ireland Summer Tour Squad". irishrugby.ie. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Quinn Roux Added To Ireland Summer Tour Squad". irishrugby.ie. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "O’Donnell Ruled Out Of USA & Japan Tour". munsterrugby.ie. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Joey Carbery injury woe as he is ruled out for remainder of Ireland's Summer Tour". independent.ie. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Le groupe japonais pour les tests matchs de juin 2017
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