2004 Japan rugby union tour of Europe

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2004 Japan rugby union tour of Europe
Summary
PWDL
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Test match
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Opponent
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The 2004 Japan rugby union tour of Europe was a series of test-matches played in November 2004 in Scotland, Romania and Wales Europe by Japan rugby union team.

Results

13 November 2004
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg100–8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Blair
Henderson
Hogg
Lamont
Macfadyen
Morrison
Parks
Paterson (3)
Petrie
Russell (2)
Southwell (2)
Con: Paterson (11)
Pen: Paterson
Try: Daimon
Pen: Ikeda
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

Scotland: 15. Hugo Southwell, 14. Chris Paterson, 13. Ben Hinshelwood, 12. Andrew Henderson, 11. Sean Lamont, 10. Dan Parks, 9. Chris Cusiter, 8. Jon Petrie, 7. Donnie Macfadyen, 6. Ally Hogg, 5. Nathan Hines, 4. Stuart Grimes, 3. Gavin Kerr, 2. Gordon Bulloch (c), 1. Allan JacobsenReplacements: 16. Robbie Russell, 17. Craig Smith, 18. Scott Macleod, 19. Jason White, 20. Mike Blair, 21. Gordon Ross, 22. Graeme Morrison
Japan: 15. Ryohei Miki, 14. Koichiro Kubota, 13. Seiichi Shimomura, 12. Yukio Motoki, 11. Hayato Daimon, 10.Keisuke Sawaki, 9. Wataru Ikeda, 8. Takuro Miuchi (c), 7. Hajime Kiso, 6. Naoya Okubo, 5. Hitoshi Ono, 4. Takanori Kumagae, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Takashi Yamaoka, 1. Yuichi HisadomiReplacements: 16. Mitsugu Yamamoto, 17. Masahito Yamamoto, 18. Feletikiki Mau, 19. Takatoyo Yamaguchi, 20. Kiyonori Tanaka, 21. Masatoshi Mukoyama, 22. Hideyuki Yoshida


20 November 2004
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg25–10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Săuan
Toderașc
Tudori
Con: Tofan 2
Pen: Tofan 2
Try: Miuchi
Con: Shimomura
Pen: Shimomura
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

Romania: 15. Valentin Maftei, 14. Bogdan Voicu, 13. Cristian Săuan, 12. Romeo Gontineac, 11. Ion Teodorescu, 10. Ionuț Tofan, 9. Vali Calafeteanu, 8. Alin Petrache (c), 7. Alex Tudori, 6. Costica Mersoiu Red card.svg, 5. Cristian Petre, 4. George Oprisor, 3. Marcel Socaciu, 2. Răzvan Mavrodin, 1. Petru BălanReplacements: 16. Bogdan Zebega, 17. Cezar Popescu, 18. Petrișor Toderașc, 19. Valentin Ursache, 20. Iulian Andrei, 21. Ionuț Dimofte, 22. Dănuț Dumbravă
Japan: 15. Ryohei Miki, 14. Koichiro Kubota, 13. Seiichi Shimomura, 12. Masatoshi Mukoyama, 11. Hiroki Mizuno, 10. Hideyuki Yoshida, 9. Kiyonori Tanaka, 8. Takuro Miuchi (c), 7. Takatoyo Yamaguchi, 6. Naoya Okubo, 5. Hajime Kiso, 4. Takanori Kumagae, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Takashi Yamaoka, 1. Masahito YamamotoReplacements: 17. Yuichi Hisadomi, 19. Feletikiki Mau, 20. Wataru Ikeda, 21. Yukio MotokiUnused: 16. Mitsugu Yamamoto, 18. Hitoshi Ono, 22. Hayato Daimon


26 November 2004
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg98–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Charvis 4
Cooper
Davies
Jenkins
Shanklin (3)
G. Williams (2)
S. Williams (2)
Con: Henson (14)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 56,380
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

Wales: 15. Rhys Williams, 14. Hal Luscombe, 13. Tom Shanklin, 12. Gavin Henson, 11. Shane Williams, 10. Ceri Sweeney, 9. Gareth Cooper, 8. Michael Owen, 7. Colin Charvis (c), 6. Dafydd Jones, 5. Jonathan Thomas, 4. Ryan Jones, 3. Gethin Jenkins, 2. Mefin Davies, 1. Duncan JonesReplacements: 16. Steve Jones, 17. Adam Jones, 18. Alix Popham, 19. Martyn Williams, 21. Mike Phillips, 22. Kevin MorganUnused: 20. Matthew Watkins
Japan: 15. Ryohei Miki, 14. Koichiro Kubota, 13. Masatoshi Mukoyama, 12. Yukio Motoki, 11. Hayato Daimon, 10. Hideyuki Yoshida, 9. Wataru Ikeda, 8. Takuro Miuchi (c), 7. Feletikiki Mau, 6. Naoya Okubo, 5. Takanori Kumagae, 4. Hajime Kiso, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Takashi Yamaoka, 1. Masahito YamamotoReplacements: 16. Mitsugu Yamamoto, 17. Tatsukichi Nishiura, 19. Takatoyo Yamaguchi, 20. Kiyonori Tanaka, 22. Tatsuhiko OtaoUnused: 18. Koichi Kubo, 21. Sadanobu Imari

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