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PNC MATCH PREVIEW Tonga V Japan Saturday 9Th July 2011, KO: 12:40 National Stadium, Suva PNC MATCH PREVIEW TONGA V JAPAN Saturday 9th July 2011, KO: 12:40 National Stadium, Suva Headlines 2011 PNC Records • HIROTOKI ONOZAWA will go joint second with Takeomi Ito on the all time caps list >> Points when he starts. On 62 caps they have some way to go to catch the all time record holder of Yukio Motoki on 79. Points Player • Japan snatched a late victory in last year’s match between the two sides, when they were awarded a penalty try to give them a dramatic 26-23 win. 20 Kurt Morath Tonga • Japan have won six of the 11 matches played against Tonga since 1990. 14 James So’oialo • Tonga had lost their last seven matches in the competition before last weekend’s 45-21 Samoa win over Fiji. 11 Nicky Little • Both sides have only won five out of 22 matches played in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup. Fiji Four of Tonga’s wins have come against the Fijians. • Japan’s fly half, JAMES ARLIDGE, is the second highest points scorer in PNC history on >> Tries 88 and is 10 points behind TANIELA RAWAQA of Fiji. He needs 12 points to become the first player in PNC history to break the 100 points barrier. Tries Player • Tonga full back VUNGAKOTO LILO has scored seven tries in the PNC, he needs one 2 Alesana Tuilagi more to go second in the all time list behind Hosea Gear who is on 11 tries. Samoa • SHAUN WEBB needs eight more points to reach 200 in test match history in his 28th match and would become the sixth player to reach that landmark for Japan. 1 10 Players • KURT MORATH needs 11 more points to reach 100 in test matches. He kicked 20 points for Tonga in last weekend’s win over Fiji. All Time PNC Records • HISATERU HIRASHIMA is the only player in the Japanese starting line up who has not scored a test match try. >> Points Let’s get physical Points Player 98 Taniela Rawaqa Fiji Average Average Average Players Average Average Players Team Age of Height Height of 185 cm Weight Weight of 88 James Arlidge 100 kg + Japan Starting XV (cm) Pack or taller (kg) Pack 75 Pierre Hola Tonga 29 years 1 Japan month 184 186 9 99 107 8 >> Tries 28 years 2 Tonga months 187 188 9 104 114 9 Tries Player • Tonga have a seven kg per man weight advantage in the scrum and a two cm average Hosea Gear height advantage in the line out. 11 Junior All Blacks / New Zealand Maori 7 Anthony Tuitavake The tall guys Junior All Blacks 7 Lachie Turner • Tonga lock forward JOSEPH TUINEAU is the tallest player on the pitch at 203 cm (6ft Australia A 7ins), which is seven centimetres above Japan’s JUSTIN IVES, who stands at 196 cm. 7 Vungakoto Lilo Tonga Heavyweight division • The combined weight of the Tonga pack is 909 kg, which is 55 kg heavier than their Japanese opponents in the scrum. • Japan’s heaviest man is tighthead prop KENSUKE HATAKEYAMA, who weighs in at 122 kg (19st 3lbs). Tonga’s biggest player is their lock forward JOSEPH TUINEAU at 120 kg (18st 13lbs). © International Rugby Board 2009. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (08/07/2011 14:48). Page 1 Saturday 9th July 2011 TONGA KO: 12:40 (GMT) JAPAN National Stadium, Suva PNC Facts & Figures IRB Pacific Nations Cup Experience IRB Pacific Nations Cup Facts and figures • Japan have 129 starting appearances between them • There have been 2,893 points scored in IRB Pacific with 38 wins and 91 defeats. Nations Cup history in 58 matches at an average of • JAMES ARLIDGE is the second highest points scorer 49.9 per game. in PNC history on 88 and is 10 points behind TANIELA • There have been 369 tries in total, an average of 6.36 RAWAQA of Fiji. per match. • Captain TAKASHI KIKUTANI and right wing KOSUKE ENDO have the most starting appearances with 14 Japan: each and have both been on the winning side four times. Both players have scored a try against Tonga in • Kicked 41 penalties, which is four more than any other the competition – KIKUTANI in a 35-13 win in 2008 and team. ENDO in a 20-17 victory in 2007. • The most points in a Japan match was 87 against New • Full back SHAUN WEBB has scored three tries Zealand Maori in 2008, when they were beaten 65-22. against Tonga in two starting appearances in PNC • The least points in a Japan match was 16 against competition. Samoa in 2007, when they lost 13-3. • Prop KENSUKE HATAKEYAMA scored a try for Japan • The only side to kick more than one drop goal in the against Tonga in last year’s 26-23 victory. history of the tournament, with three in total. • Tonga’s line up has 54 starting appearances between • The only side to have conceded over 100 tries in PNC them, with 20 wins and 34 defeats. Full back competition – 110 in total. VUNGAKOTO LILO is their most experienced IRB Pacific • RYAN NICHOLAS has scored 49 points in PNC Nations Cup player, with 14 starting appearances and competition, including two tries which both came in a two wins. LILO scored a try against Japan in a 20-17 31-23 win over Samoa last year. defeat in 2007. • Tonga’s only other try scorer against Japan in this Tonga: competition is lock forward KELEKOLIO PAINO HEHEA, who scored in the 57-16 win in 2006. • Conceded 132 points to penalties, the highest of any team. The man in the middle • The most points in a Tonga match was 97 against Australia A in 2008, which also marked their heaviest • PETER FITZGIBBON of Ireland takes charge of this defeat as they lost 90-7. match, his third in the PNC and his third involving • The least points in a Tonga match was 29 against New Tonga. He officiated in their 24-23 defeat to Samoa and Zealand Maori in 2008, when they lost 20-9. their 41-38 defeat to Fiji in 2010, a match that saw ten • Have received 16 yellow cards in their 22 PNC matches, tries scored and yellow cards to two Tongan players. nine more than any other team. • Have collected six losing bonus points in total, two more than any other side. • VUNGAKOTO LILO has scored 49 points in PNC competition, including seven tries. • HUDSON TONGA’UIHA will equal the Tongan record of 17 appearances in PNC history if he comes on - currently held by Nili Latu. Sunia Koto holds the all time record having played in 18 PNC matches. © International Rugby Board 2009. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (08/07/2011 14:48). Page 2 Saturday 9th July 2011 TONGA KO: 12:40 (GMT) JAPAN National Stadium, Suva Team Sheets 15 TONGA Vungakoto IRB RANKING: 12 Lilo (C) Test #: 228 Bègles-Bordeaux Replacements 16 Aloisio Ilaisa Ma’asi (Counties Manukau) 14 13 12 11 17 Maleko Latu (Marist) William Alaska Andrew Vili 18 Tukulua Lokotui () Helu Taufa Mailei Iongi 19 Sione Vaiomounga (Toloa OB) Taranaki Akita Bègles-Bordeaux Brumby Runners 20 Soane Havea (Marist) 21 Hudson Tonga’uiha (London Welsh) 10 9 22 Mateo Malupo (Marist) Kurt Samisoni Morath Fisilau Eastern Suburbs Counties Manukau Key Stats 8 Sione # Caps Starting Lineup: 116 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 27 Maake Kalamafoni Oldest Player: Ephraim Taukafa (35) Nottingham Youngest Player: Vili Iongi (21) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 113 kg Lisiate 5 4 Viliami Fa’aoso Ma’afu Joseph Kelekolio Sporting Union Agen Tuineau Paino Hehea Mitsubishi Southland Lyon Olimp. Univ. Officials 3 2 1 Referee: Fakaanaua Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) - 10 Tests Sila Ephraim ki Alisona Tau- Puafisi Taukafa malolo Tests at Venue: 0 Tests Tonga: 2 Tests Sila Pelu Ua Lyon Olimp. Univ. Hawke’s Bay Japan: 2 Tests Test Debut: 18/03/2006 - Portugal v Romania Assistant Referee 1: Keith Brown (New Zealand) Assistant Referee 2: 1 2 3 James Bolabiu (Fiji) Hisateru Yusuke Kensuke Hirashima Aoki Hatakeyama Kobe Steel Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath 4 5 6 Justin Luke 7 Ives Thompson Takashi Michael Kikutani (C) Panasonic Wild Knights Kintetsu Liners Leitch Toyota Motor Verblitz Toshiba Brave Lupus 8 Replacements Ryu 16 Shota Horie (Panasonic Wild Knights) Holani 17 Naoki Kawamata (Panasonic Wild Knights) Panasonic Wild Knights 18 Hitoshi Ono (Toshiba Brave Lupus) 19 Itaru Taniguchi (Kobe Steel) 9 10 20 Atsushi Hiwasa (Suntory Sungoliath) Fumiaki James 21 Go Aruga (Suntory Sungoliath) Tanaka Arlidge 22 Takehisa Usuzuki (Toshiba Brave Lupus) Panasonic Wild Knights Nottingham 11 12 13 14 Hirotoki Ryan Koji Kosuke Key Stats Onozawa Nicholas Taira Endo Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Suntory Sungoliath Toyota Motor Verblitz # Caps Starting Lineup: 398 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 29 Oldest Player: Hirotoki Onozawa (33) 15 Youngest Player: Michael Leitch (22) Avg Weight Forwards: 106 kg Shaun Webb Coca Cola West Red Sparks JAPAN IRB RANKING: 15 Test #: 266 © International Rugby Board 2009. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (08/07/2011 14:48). Page 3 Saturday 9th July 2011 TONGA KO: 12:40 (GMT) JAPAN National Stadium, Suva Head to Head Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 26/06/2010 Japan 26 23 Tonga Apia 27/06/2009 Tonga 19 21 Japan Lautoka 15/06/2008 Japan 35 13 Tonga Sendai 02/06/2007 Tonga 17 20 Japan Coffs Harbour 04/06/2006 Japan 16 57 Tonga Fukuoka Summary Tonga 11 Matches (0 Draw) Japan 5 Won 6 300 Points 276 40 Tries 27 22 Conversions 13 19 Penalties 37 0 Drop Goals 0 Player Records For Tonga against Japan For Japan against Tonga Tevita Taumoepeau - 5 Appearances 4 - 6 Players Pierre Hola - 40 Points 40 - Keiji Hirose 2 Players - 3 Tries 3 - Shaun Webb Pierre Hola - 10 Conversions 4 - Toru Kurihara Sateki Tu’ipulotu - 6 Penalties 11 - Keiji Hirose - Drop Goals - Player Records in a Match For Tonga against Japan For Japan against Tonga On 2 Occasions - 17 Points 34 - Keiji Hirose on 08/05/1999 On 3 Occasions - 2 Tries 2 - On 2 Occasions Pierre Hola on 26/05/2002 - 4 Conversions 2 - On 4 Occasions Sateki Tu’ipulotu on 19/02/1995 - 4 Penalties 9 - Keiji Hirose on 08/05/1999 - Drop Goals - Team Records in a Match For Tonga against Japan For Japan against Tonga On 04/06/2006 - 57 Points 44 - On 08/05/1999 On 04/06/2006 - 8 Tries 5 - On 26/05/2002 On 2 Occasions - 4 Conversions 2 - On 4 Occasions On 2 Occasions - 4 Penalties 9 - On 08/05/1999 - Drop Goals - © International Rugby Board 2009.
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