Japan national rugby league team
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For the rugby union team of Japan see Japan national rugby union team.
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| Nickname | Samurai | |
| Association | Japanese Rugby League Association | |
| Region | Asia | |
| Head coach |  Amane Konishi |
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| Captain | Noriyuki Tainaka |
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| RLIF ranking | 17th | |
| Most caps | Noriyuki Tainaka (9) | |
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First international Lebanon 52 - 28 Japan (1998) |
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Biggest win Canada 0 - 14 Japan (1999) |
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Biggest defeat United States 78 - 6 Japan (27 June 2003) |
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The Japan national rugby league team has been playing international competition since 1994. A regular domestic amateur competition has been held in Japan for several years (the first domestic competition kicked off in 1998).[1] The first international team to visit Japan was a New South Wales Group 20 representative team in 1997, followed by Lebanon in 1998.
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[edit] Competitions
Japan has participated in:
- World Sevens (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, plus the qualification tournament in 2003, 2004)
- Super League World Nines (1996, 1997)
- Emerging Nations Tournament (2000)
In 2002 and 2003 Japan contested the East-West Challenge in the United States of America. This has since been abandoned.
[edit] International Results
- Portugal RL def. Japan 28-16 (6 February 2008) as 10s match
- USA def. Japan 58-18 (28 October 2006)
- USA def. Japan 40-10 (26 January 2006)
- USA def. Japan 78-6 (27 June 2003)
- USA def. Japan 26-12 (1 June 2002)
- Canada def. Japan 28-12 (20 November 2000)
- Morocco def. Japan 12-8 (15 November 2000)
- BARLA (Great Britain Amateurs) 54 Japan 0 (2000)
- USA def. Japan 54-0 (1999)
- Japan def. Canada 14-0 (1999)
- Lebanon def. Japan 52-28 (1998)
[edit] World Sevens Results
- NASCA Aboriginals def. Japan 36-0 (24 January, 2003)
- USA Tomahawks def. Japan 28-4 (24 January, 2003)
- USA Tomahawks def. Japan 20-8 (1996)
[edit] International Nine's results
- 2008 Bowl Finalists Newtown 36 def. Japan 4
Semi Final, Japan 22 Def. Portugal 6
[edit] The Team
Forwards
Noriyuki Tainaka (captain)
Backs
Kazunobu Nakai (vice captain)
http://www.geocities.jp/japaneserugbyleague/2006japan.htm
[edit] Student Results
- USA def. Japan 54-10 (1996)
[edit] External links
http://www.geocities.jp/japaneserugbyleague/e/info.html
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