2017_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan
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]
Quick Facts Coach(es), Tour captain(s) ...
| 2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan | |||||
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| Coach(es) | Joe Schmidt | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Rhys Ruddock | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Paddy Jackson (23) | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Four players
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| Summary |
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| Total |
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| Test match |
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| Opponent |
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 Japan |
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| Tour chronology | |||||
| Previous tour | South Africa 2016 | ||||
| Next tour | Australia 2018 | ||||
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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:
- Head coach:
Joe Schmidt - Skills coach:
Girvan Dempsey & Felix Jones - Forwards coach: Simon Easterby
More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Matches Played | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Heffernan | Hooker | (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 33) | 1 | Connacht |
| Niall Scannell | Hooker | (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) | 5 | Munster |
| James Tracy | Hooker | (1991-04-02) 2 April 1991 (age 33) | 2 | Leinster |
| Finlay Bealham | Prop | (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 32) | 6 | Connacht |
| Cian Healy | Prop | (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 36) | 68 | Leinster |
| Dave Kilcoyne | Prop | (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 35) | 18 | Munster |
| Andrew Porter | Prop | (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) | 1 | Leinster |
| John Ryan | Prop | (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 35) | 7 | Munster |
| Quinn Roux | Lock | (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 33) | 2 | Connacht |
| James Ryan | Lock | (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 (age 27) | 1 | Leinster |
| Devin Toner | Lock | (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 37) | 48 | Leinster |
| Kieran Treadwell | Lock | (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 28) | 0 | Ulster |
| Dan Leavy | Flanker | (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 30) | 3 | Leinster |
| Tommy O'Donnell | Flanker | (1987-06-21) 21 June 1987 (age 36) | 12 | Munster |
| Sean Reidy | Flanker | (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35) | 1 | Ulster |
| Rhys Ruddock (c) | Flanker | (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 (age 33) | 14 | Leinster |
| Josh van der Flier | Flanker | (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31) | 8 | Leinster |
| Jack Conan | Number 8 | (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 31) | 2 | Leinster |
| Jack O'Donoghue | Number 8 | (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30) | 1 | Munster |
| John Cooney | Scrum-half | (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34) | 0 | Connacht |
| Kieran Marmion | Scrum-half | (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 32) | 14 | Connacht |
| Luke McGrath | Scrum-half | (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31) | 3 | Leinster |
| Joey Carbery | Fly-half | (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 28) | 4 | Leinster |
| Paddy Jackson | Fly-half | (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32) | 23 | Ulster |
| Luke Marshall | Centre | (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 33) | 10 | Ulster |
| Garry Ringrose | Centre | (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) | 9 | Leinster |
| Rory Scannell | Centre | (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) | 1 | Munster |
| Andrew Conway | Wing | (1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 (age 32) | 1 | Munster |
| Keith Earls | Wing | (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 36) | 60 | Munster |
| Rory O'Loughlin | Wing | (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30) | 0 | Leinster |
| Jacob Stockdale | Wing | (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28) | 1 | Ulster |
| Tiernan O'Halloran | Fullback | (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 33) | 4 | Connacht |
| Simon Zebo | Fullback | (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 34) | 34 | Munster |
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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]
- Head Coach: Jamie Joseph
More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Matches Played | Club/province |
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| Yusuke Niwai | Hooker | (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32) | 1 | Sunwolves |
| Takeshi Hino | Hooker | (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 34) | 4 | Sunwolves |
| Shota Horie (c) | Hooker | (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38) | 50 | Sunwolves |
| Takuma Asahara | Prop | (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 36) | 6 | Sunwolves |
| Yu Chinen | Prop | (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 33) | 6 | Toshiba Brave Lupus |
| Shintaro Ishihara | Prop | (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 33) | 4 | Suntory Sungoliath |
| Keita Inagaki | Prop | (1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 (age 34) | 14 | Sunwolves |
| Heiichiro Ito | Prop | (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 33) | 5 | Sunwolves |
| Koki Yamamoto | Prop | (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 33) | 4 | Sunwolves |
| Kyosuke Kajikawa | Lock | (1987-09-05) 5 September 1987 (age 36) | 4 | Sunwolves |
| Uwe Helu | Lock | (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 33) | 4 | Sunwolves |
| Shinya Makabe | Lock | (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37) | 34 | Sunwolves |
| Kotaro Yatabe | Lock | (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 (age 37) | 13 | Sunwolves |
| Yoshitaka Tokunaga | Flanker | (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) | 5 | Sunwolves |
| Hendrik Tui | Flanker | (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 36) | 39 |  Queensland Reds |
| Michael Leitch | Flanker | (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35) | 48 |  Chiefs |
| Amanaki Mafi | Number 8 | (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34) | 14 | Melbourne Rebels |
| Shuhei Matsuhashi | Number 8 | (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30) | 6 | Sunwolves |
| Fumiaki Tanaka | Scrum-half | (1985-01-03) 3 January 1985 (age 39) | 59 | Sunwolves |
| Yutaka Nagare | Scrum-half | (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 31) | 4 | Sunwolves |
| Keisuke Uchida | Scrum-half | (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 32) | 22 | Sunwolves |
| Rikiya Matsuda | Fly-half | (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30) | 7 | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| Jumpei Ogura | Fly-half | (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 31) | 3 | Sunwolves |
| Yu Tamura | Fly-half | (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 35) | 43 | Sunwolves |
| Harumichi Tatekawa (c) | Centre | (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 34) | 51 | Sunwolves |
| Derek Carpenter | Centre | (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 35) | 1 | Sunwolves |
| Timothy Lafaele | Centre | (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 32) | 5 | Sunwolves |
| Will Tupou | Centre | (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 33) | 0 | Sunwolves |
| Shota Emi | Wing | (1991-12-08) 8 December 1991 (age 32) | 0 | Sunwolves |
| Kenki Fukuoka | Wing | (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 31) | 20 | Sunwolves |
| Akihito Yamada | Wing | (1985-07-26) 26 July 1985 (age 38) | 22 | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| Kotaro Matsushima | Fullback | (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31) | 23 | Sunwolves |
| Ryuji Noguchi | Fullback | (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) | 9 | Tokai University |
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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' |
| Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka Attendance: 27,381 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
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Touch judges:
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Notes:
- Will Tupou (Japan) and Kieran Treadwell and Rory O'Loughlin (both Ireland) made their international debuts.
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) |
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Touch judges:
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Notes:
- John Cooney (Ireland) made his international debut.
- Michael Leitch (Japan) and Devin Toner (Ireland) earned their 50th test caps.
Key
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
More information Name, Played ...
Ireland statistics
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Test series statistics
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Close
- "Rugby Week". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- "Eight Uncapped Players In Ireland Summer Tour Squad". irishrugby.ie. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Quinn Roux Added To Ireland Summer Tour Squad". irishrugby.ie. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "O'Donnell Ruled Out Of USA & Japan Tour". munsterrugby.ie. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- "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.