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]
| 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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| Opponent |
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 Japan |
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| Previous tour | South Africa 2016 | ||||
| Next tour | Australia 2018 | ||||
Fixtures edit
| Date and time | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
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| 17 June 2017, 14:00 JST (UTC+09) | Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka | Japan
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22–50 |  Ireland
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| 24 June 2017, 14:40 JST (UTC+09) | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo | Japan
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13–35 | Ireland
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Squads edit
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 17 June, the first test match of the tour.
Ireland edit
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
Japan edit
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
Matches edit
First Test edit
| 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 edit
| 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.
Statistics edit
Key
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
Ireland statistics edit
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Test series statistics edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Le groupe japonais pour les tests matchs de juin 2017