[EOYT] Scotland vs. Japan 09/11/13

[LittleGuy]

Scotland vs. Japan 09/11/13, 14:30 GMT(), Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Referee: JP Doyle

Broadcast: Scotland: Japan:

Scotland starts off their home tests with a match against Japan who will have just come off an encounter with the All Blacks. The teams have met seven times previously with Scotland winning six and a drawn match.

Lineups will be posted when available.

Scotland

15 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors) 5 caps, 1 try, 5 points
14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps
13 Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby) 38 caps, 1 try, 5 points
12 Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby) 15 caps, 3 tries, 15 points
11 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors) 79 caps, 11 tries, 55 points
10 Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors) 21 caps, 3 conversions, 2 penalties, 2 drop-goals, 18 points
9 Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby) 21 caps, 2 tries, 21 conversions, 47 penalties, 193 points
1 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors), 10 caps
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) 68 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
3 Euan Murray (Worcester Warriors) 56 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
4 Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps
5 Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors) 55 caps, 1 try, 5 points
6 Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan) 35 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
7 Kelly Brown (Saracens) 58 caps, 4 tries, 20 points CAPTAIN
8 David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby) 14 caps

Substitutes

16 Pat MacArthur (Glasgow Warriors) 1 cap
17 Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby) 27 caps, 1 try, 5 points
18 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh Rugby) 22 caps, 1 try, 5 points
19 Richie Gray (Castres) 31 caps, 1 try, 5 points
20 John Barclay (Scarlets) 41 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) 9 caps, 1 try, 5 points
22 Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors) 5 caps, 1 conversion, 2 points
23 Duncan Taylor (Saracens) 3 caps

Japan

15 Ayumu Goromaru
14 Toshiaki Hirose (c)
13 Male Sa'u
12 Craig Wing
11 Kenki Fukuoka
10 Kosei Ono
9 Fumiaki Tanaka
8 Ryu Holani
7 Michael Broadhurst
6 Hendrik Tui
5 Shinya Makabe
4 Luke Thompson
3 Kensuke Hatakeyama
2 Shota Horie
1 Masataka Mikami


Replacements:

16 Yusuke Aoki
17 Yusuke Nagae
18 Hiroshi Yamashi*a
19 Hitoshi Ono
20 Takashi Kikutani
21 Atsushi Hiwasa
22 Yuu Tamura
23 Yoshikazu Fujita

 

[Big Ewis]

should be cool. Maybe another one of those matches that will prove the Tier thingy is pretty inaccurate.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

im going to this match its going to be great

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

i also hope that scotland will keep the unbeaten record intact which will be good going into the south africa match and the australia match

 

[psychic duck]

i also hope that scotland will keep the unbeaten record intact which will be good going into the south africa match and the australia match

There isn't an unbeaten record. They lost on a tour in 1989 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Scotland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan), which was the first ever Japanese win against a Tier 1 nation. One of Japan's greatest players Yoshihito Yoshida scored a great try in that game.

 

[Dougydeluxe]

Scotland should look to use this game to build the platform they hope to execute during the Six Nations. A forward strong game that has clincial back plays when the move is on.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

There isn't an unbeaten record. They lost on a tour in 1989 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Scotland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan), which was the first ever Japanese win against a Tier 1 nation. One of Japan's greatest players Yoshihito Yoshida scored a great try in that game.

my bad lol i didn't even know we lost to japan before

 

[Big Ewis]

There isn't an unbeaten record. They lost on a tour in 1989 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Scotland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan), which was the first ever Japanese win against a Tier 1 nation. One of Japan's greatest players Yoshihito Yoshida scored a great try in that game.

Japanese knew Rugby existed in 1989 ?! just to annoy the crap out of you duck, I know what you like
"of course they did you ignorant buffoon blah blah blah...."*insert 5 gifs*

Anyways:
the days when a try was 4 points. lol

 

[LittleGuy]

There isn't an unbeaten record. They lost on a tour in 1989 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Scotland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan), which was the first ever Japanese win against a Tier 1 nation. One of Japan's greatest players Yoshihito Yoshida scored a great try in that game.

It was labeled as a Scottish XV and Scotland did not award caps, but still it is a great moment in Japanese rugby history.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

scotland squad for japan

15 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors) 5 caps, 1 try, 5 points
14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps
13 Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby) 38 caps, 1 try, 5 points
12 Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby) 15 caps, 3 tries, 15 points
11 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors) 79 caps, 11 tries, 55 points
10 Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors) 21 caps, 3 conversions, 2 penalties, 2 drop-goals, 18 points
9 Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh Rugby) 21 caps, 2 tries, 21 conversions, 47 penalties, 193 points
1 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors), 10 caps
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) 68 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
3 Euan Murray (Worcester Warriors) 56 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
4 Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) 2 caps
5 Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors) 55 caps, 1 try, 5 points
6 Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan) 35 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
7 Kelly Brown (Saracens) 58 caps, 4 tries, 20 points CAPTAIN
8 David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby) 14 caps
Substitutes
16 Pat MacArthur (Glasgow Warriors) 1 cap
17 Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby) 27 caps, 1 try, 5 points
18 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh Rugby) 22 caps, 1 try, 5 points
19 Richie Gray (Castres) 31 caps, 1 try, 5 points
20 John Barclay (Scarlets) 41 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) 9 caps, 1 try, 5 points
22 Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors) 5 caps, 1 conversion, 2 points
23 Duncan Taylor (Saracens) 3 caps

 

[Dougydeluxe]

Team looks pretty good. Only issue is De Luca, I know that he has been in great from this year. But we have tried him quite a few times on the International scene and he has never cut it. Always is a let down.

Good to see Denton getting the start. Will be interesting to see how Richie Gray does coming off the bench.

 

[g6mcg]

Disappointed to see Ford over MacArthur. Ford hasn't played well in a very long time! Also not happy to have Jackson over Weir - he just doesn;t have enough range on his kicks.

I suppose De Luca is about the only option left at 13? Bennett doesn't look ready defensively, and I don't think Duncan Taylor has played there?

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

im pretty happy with the team i hope to see de luca actually cutting it this time and i was disappointed to not see jonny gray or mark bennett getting they're first cap in the game

 

[osmond]

I would not be surprised if Japan actually won this test...

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

japans squad

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<tbody>[TR]
[TD="colspan: 4"]Japan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH][/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FB[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Ayumu Goromaru[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RW[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Toshiaki Hirose (c)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OC[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Male Sa'u[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]IC[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Craig Wing[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Kenki Fukuoka[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FH[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Kosei Ono[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Fumiaki Tanaka[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]N8[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Ryu Holani[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OF[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Michael Broadhurst[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]BF[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Hendrik Tui[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RL[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Shinya Makabe[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LL[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Luke Thompson[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TP[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Kensuke Hatakeyama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]HK[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Shota Horie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LP[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Masataka Mikami[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 3"]Replacements:[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]HK[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Yusuke Aoki[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PR[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Yusuke Nagae[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PR[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Hiroshi Yama****a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LK[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Hitoshi Ono[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]N8[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Takashi Kikutani[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Atsushi Hiwasa[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FH[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Yuu Tamura[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WG[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Yoshikazu Fujita[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[Toko_11]

this is the best game today


EDIT: Yep Definitely the best game

saw 4 tries in 15 minutes

 

[Big Ewis]

this is the best game today IMHO

I hope it's better than watching matches that make you really doubt whether you're watching Tier 1 nations at all anymore...

 

[Toko_11]

I hope it's better than watching matches that make you really doubt whether you're watching Tier 1 nations at all anymore...

Exactly, I took a glance at all the games and so far only Scots and Japan are playing actual rugby I love this. God knows what the hell other teams are doing

 

[LittleGuy]

Exactly, I took a glance at all the games and so far only Scots and Japan are playing actual rugby I love this. God knows what the hell other teams are doing

Yep other games have been mismatches or just dour aka Canada vs. Georgia.

 

[Toko_11]

That was a high tackle from a Blossom



EDIT: try scotland