2016 Scotland rugby union tour of Japan
2016 Scotland rugby union tour of Japan | |||||
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Coach(es) | Vern Cotter | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Greig Laidlaw | ||||
Top test point scorer(s) | Greig Laidlaw (28) | ||||
Top test try scorer(s) | WP Nel (1) | ||||
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Tour chronology | |||||
Previous tour | Americas & South Africa 2014 | ||||
Next tour | Australia, Fiji & Singapore 2017 |
In June 2016, the Scotland rugby union team toured Japan, their first tour of the Eastern Asian country since 1989. Scotland went into the tour on the back of two victories and a fourth-place finish in the 2016 Six Nations Championship while Japan entered the series following an eleventh consecutive Asia Rugby Championship title, and a test match against Canada. With the Brave Blossoms new head coach Jamie Joseph not taking over until August 2016, the Sunwolves head coach Mark Hammett acted as caretaker coach for the two-test series.
Fixtures
[edit]Date and time | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
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18 June 2016, 19:20 JST (UTC+09) | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi | Japan ![]() |
13–26 | ![]() |
25 June 2016, 19:20 JST (UTC+09) | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Tokyo | Japan ![]() |
16–21 | ![]() |
Squads
[edit]Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 18 June, the first test match of the tour.
Japan
[edit]On 30 May, caretaker coach Mark Hammett named a 33-man squad for Japan's June tests against Canada and Scotland.[1]
On 1 June, Kyosuke Horie and Shokei Kin were added to the squad for the Canadian test on 11 June.[2]
Coaching team:
- Head coach:
Mark Hammett (Caretaker)
- Backs coach:
Atsushi Tanabe
- Forwards coach:
Filo Tiatia
- Defence coach:
Nathan Mauger
Scotland
[edit]On 9 May 2016, Vern Cotter named a 27-man squad for Scotland's June two-test series against Japan.[3]
On 16 May, Matt Scott was called up to the squad to replace the injured Alex Dunbar.[4]
On 19 May, Sean Lamont was called up to the squad to replace the injured Tim Visser.[5]
On 27 May, uncapped Huw Jones was called up to the squad to replace the injured Finn Russell.[6]
On 19 June, Gordon Reid was called up to the squad to replace the injured Alasdair Dickinson.[7]
Coaching team:
- Head coach:
Vern Cotter
- Defence coach:
Matt Taylor
- Attack/Backs coach:
Jason O'Halloran
- Forwards coach:
Jonathan Humphreys
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Fraser Brown | Hooker | 20 June 1989 (aged 26) | 15 | ![]() |
Ross Ford | Hooker | 23 April 1984 (aged 32) | 99 | ![]() |
Stuart McInally | Hooker | 9 August 1990 (aged 25) | 7 | ![]() |
Alasdair Dickinson | Prop | 11 September 1983 (aged 32) | 57 | ![]() |
Moray Low | Prop | 28 November 1984 (aged 31) | 32 | ![]() |
WP Nel | Prop | 30 April 1986 (aged 30) | 13 | ![]() |
Gordon Reid | Prop | 4 March 1987 (aged 29) | 17 | ![]() |
Rory Sutherland | Prop | 24 August 1992 (aged 23) | 1 | ![]() |
Jonny Gray | Lock | 14 March 1994 (aged 22) | 23 | ![]() |
Richie Gray | Lock | 24 August 1989 (aged 26) | 56 | ![]() |
Tim Swinson | Lock | 17 February 1987 (aged 29) | 22 | ![]() |
John Barclay | Flanker | 24 September 1986 (aged 29) | 50 | ![]() |
John Hardie | Flanker | 27 July 1988 (aged 27) | 10 | ![]() |
Josh Strauss | Flanker | 23 October 1986 (aged 29) | 8 | ![]() |
David Denton | Number 8 | 5 February 1990 (aged 26) | 34 | ![]() |
Ryan Wilson | Number 8 | 18 May 1989 (aged 27) | 18 | ![]() |
Greig Laidlaw | Scrum-half | 12 October 1985 (aged 30) | 51 | ![]() |
Henry Pyrgos | Scrum-half | 9 July 1989 (aged 26) | 17 | ![]() |
Finn Russell | Fly-half | 23 September 1992 (aged 23) | 19 | ![]() |
Ruaridh Jackson | Fly-half | 12 September 1988 (aged 27) | 28 | ![]() |
Alex Dunbar | Centre | 23 April 1990 (aged 26) | 16 | ![]() |
Peter Horne | Centre | 5 October 1989 (aged 26) | 18 | ![]() |
Huw Jones | Centre | 17 December 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | ![]() |
Matt Scott | Centre | 30 September 1990 (aged 25) | 34 | ![]() |
Duncan Taylor | Centre | 5 September 1989 (aged 26) | 17 | ![]() |
Damien Hoyland | Wing | 11 January 1994 (aged 22) | 1 | ![]() |
Sean Lamont | Wing | 15 January 1981 (aged 35) | 104 | ![]() |
Sean Maitland | Wing | 14 September 1988 (aged 27) | 21 | ![]() |
Tommy Seymour | Wing | 1 July 1988 (aged 27) | 27 | ![]() |
Tim Visser | Wing | 29 May 1987 (aged 29) | 26 | ![]() |
Stuart Hogg | Fullback | 24 June 1992 (aged 23) | 43 | ![]() |
Matches
[edit]First test
[edit]18 June 2016 19:20 JST (UTC+09) |
Japan ![]() | 13–26 | ![]() |
Try: Horie 8' c Con: Tamura (1/1) 9' Pen: Tamura (2/3) 28', 55' | Report[8] | Try: Penalty try 37' c Nel 41' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 38', 43' Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 4', 15', 19', 62' |
Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi[9] Attendance: 24,113 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) |
Touch judges:
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Second test
[edit]25 June 2016 19:20 JST (UTC+09) |
Japan ![]() | 16–21 | ![]() |
Try: Shigeno 20' c Con: Tamura (1/1) 21' Pen: Tamura (3/3) 6', 29', 49' | Report[10] | Pen: Pyrgos (3/4) 2', 15', 25' Laidlaw (4/4) 52', 60', 70', 77' |
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Tokyo[9] Attendance: 34,073 Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy) |
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Touch judges:
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Notes:
- Huw Jones (Scotland) made his international debut.
- The 31,392 crowd was a record home crowd for a Japanese rugby international.
Japan warm-up match
[edit]On 11 June, Japan played away to Canada in the lead up to the Scottish series.
11 June 2016 15:00 PDT (UTC-07) |
Canada ![]() | 22–26 | ![]() |
Try: Paris 6' m Barkwill 20' c Cudmore 45' m Carpenter 79' m Con: McRorie (1/4) 21' | Report[11] | Try: Kizu 34' c Matsushima 69' c Con: Tamura (2/2) 35', 70' Pen: Tamura (4/4) 11', 40', 51', 76' |
BC Place, Vancouver[12] Attendance: 10,250[13] Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
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Notes:
- Matt Heaton (Canada) and Yoshiya Hosoda, Rikiya Matsuda, Mifiposeti Paea, Yasutaka Sasakura and Kaito Shigeno (all Japan) made their international debuts.
Statistics
[edit]Key
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
Scotland Statistics[edit]
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Tour statistics[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "日本代表 カナダ代表戦、「リポビタンDチャレンジカップ2016」スコットランド代表戦 メンバー". rugby-japan.jp. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "日本代表 カナダ遠征メンバーおよびキャプテン、バイスキャプテン決定のお知らせ". rugby-japan.jp. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "'Tight' Group Named for Scotland Summer Tour - Scottish Rugby". thescotlandteam.com. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Scott steps in for injured Dunbar - Scottish Rugby". thescotlandteam.com. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Lamont replaces injured Visser on Scotland summer tour - Scottish Rugby". thescotlandteam.com. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Huw Jones joins Scotland squad - Scottish Rugby". thescotlandteam.com. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Reid jets out to replace injured Dickinson - Scottish Rugby". thescotlandteam.com. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Japan vs Scotland - Report - Scotland tour 2016 2016 - 19 Jun, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Scotland to be reacquainted with World Cup foe". 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Japan vs Scotland - Report - Scotland tour 2016 2016 - 26 Jun, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Japan edge out Canada - Planet Rugby". planetrugby.com. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "CANADA TO RISE AS ONE AGAINST JAPAN, RUSSIA AND ITALY IN SUMMER SERIES". Rugby Canada. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Japan beats Canada 26-22 in men's rugby". Stuff. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Scotland Rugby Team – the official site of the Scotland national team