Pacific Rim Championship
- Tokyo, 18 May 1997, 14:00 local, 05:00 GMT
Japan
(17)
32 - 31
(16)
Canada
(FT)
Teams
Japan
Canada
Tries
Ito, Masuho 2, Murata
Tries
Graf, Stanley, Penalty try
Cons
Murata 3
Cons
Rees 2
Pens
Murata 2
Pens
Rees 3
Drops
none
Drops
Ross
Team
15
FB
Kiyoshi Imaizumi
14
W
Terunori Masuho
13
C
Andrew McCormick
12
C
Yukio Motoki
(c)
11
W
Pat Tuidraki
10
FH
Ken Iwabuchi
9
SH
Wataru Murata
1
P
Keiji Mizobe
2
H
Masahiro Kunda
3
P
Kazu Hamabe
4
L
Yoshihiko Sakuraba
5
L
Hiroyuki Tanuma
6
F
Ko Izawa-Nakamura
7
F
Takeomi Ito
8
N8
Robert Gordon
Replacements
16
W
Daisuke Ohata
17
Akira Yoshida
18
Masami Horikoshi
19
Hiroyuki Kajihara
20
Masaaki Sakata
21
Kazuaki Takahashi
Team
15
FB
Scott Stewart
14
W
Winston Stanley
13
C
Steve Gray
12
C
Tom Woods
11
W
C. Smythe
10
FH
Gareth Rees
(c)
9
SH
John Graf
1
P
Eddie Evans
2
H
Adam Marshall
3
P
Richard Bice
4
L
John Tait
5
L
Ian Gordon
6
F
Alan Charron
7
F
John Hutchinson
8
N8
Colin McKenzie
Replacements
16
SH
Rob Card
17
FH
Bobby Ross
18
P
Brian Mosychuck
19
Colin Robertson
20
Tony Healy
21
Kevin Morgan
Notes
Result
Japan won by a margin of 1 point
Ground name
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium
Attendance
12000
Referee
P Haley
(Australia)
Japan Test debuts
none
Canada Test debuts
AJT Marshall
,
C Smythe
Other scores
Super 12
Hurricanes
29 - 35
Brumbies
Wellington