Eddie Jones names 35 man Japan training squad

Eddie Jones names 35 man Japan training squad
The Japan Rugby Football Union (Chairman: Tsuchida Masato, Minato-ku, Tokyo) is pleased to announce the 35 players of the Japan national team who will be taking part in Team Miyazaki's Training Camp to be held in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture from Thursday 6th June.

■Japan National Team Miyazaki Training Camp Schedule                                                  

Date: June 6th, 2024 (Thursday) - *Meeting day 

Venue: "Miyazaki Prefectural Outdoor Training Center" 415-87 Hamayama, Yamazaki-cho, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, 880-0836

*The training camp will continue at the above locations until the domestic test match series is completed.

■ Members of the Japanese national team participating in the Miyazaki training camp


<Forward: 21 players>

Name Team  Graduate Height
(cm)
Weight
kg

Date of BirthDOB
Cap

Takato Okabe


Takato OKABE

Yokohama Canon Eagles

YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES

Kwansei Gakuin University

Kansai Gakuin University.

180

105

1995/02/19

-

Shuhei Takeuchi

Shuhei TAKEUCHI

Urayasu D-Rocks

URAYASU D-Rocks

Kyushu Kyoritsu University

Kyushu Kyoritsu University.

183

115

12/9/1997

3

Keijiro Tamefusa

Keijiro TAMEFUSA

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

Kubota Spears Funabashi TOKYO-BAY

Meiji University

Meiji Univ.

180

108

2001/9/3

-

Shogo Miura

Shogo MIURA

Toyota Verblitz

TOYOTA VERBLITZ

Tokai University

Tokai University.

180

115

June 8, 1995

9

Takayoshi Mohara

Takayoshi MOHARA

Shizuoka Blue Revs

SHIZUOKA BlueRevs

Chuo University

Chuo Univ.

187

116

2000/3/17

-

Moriyama Flight

Tsubasa MORIYAMA

Teikyo University

Teikyo Univ.

Kyoto Seisho High School

Kyoto Seisho HS.

180

109

2004/4/7

-

Atsushi Sakate

Atsushi SAKATE

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

Teikyo University

Teikyo Univ.

180

104

June 21, 1993

41

Kenji Sato

Kenji SATO

Waseda University

Waseda University.

Toin Gakuen High School

Toin Gakuen HS.

177

108

2003/1/4

-

Mamoru Harada

Mamoru HARADA

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO

Keio University

Keio Univ.

175

101

April 15, 1999

-


Kanji SHIMOKAWA
TOKYO SUNTORY
SUNGOLIATH

Waseda University
188 105 1999/01/17 Five

Warner Deans

Warner DEARNS

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO

Ryukoku University Kashiwa High School

Ryutsu Keizai University. KASHIWA HS.

201

117

2002/04/11

11

Michael Leach

Michael LEITCH

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO

Tokai University

Tokai University.

189

113

1988/10/7

84

Sanaila Wakwa

Sanaila WAQA

Hanazono Kintetsu Liners

HANAZONO KINTETSU LINERS

Hastings Boys High School [NZ]

Hastings Boys' High School

202

120

July 17, 1995

2

Ben Gunter

Ben GUNTER

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

Brisbane Boys College [AUS]

Brisbane Boys' College

195

120

10/24/1997

8

Amanaki
SAUMAKI

KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
Tupou
College
189 107 March 8, 1997 3

Amato Fakatava

Amato FAKATAVA

Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo

RICOH BlackRams Tokyo

Daito Bunka University

Daito Bunka Univ.

195

118

12/7/1994

7

Shota Fukui

Shota FUKUI

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

Higashi Fukuoka High School

Higashi Fukuoka HS.

186

101

28/09/1999

3

Kai Yamamoto

Kai YAMAMOTO

Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath

TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH

Keio University

Keio Univ.

177

100

2000/3/17

-

Tiernan Costley

Tiennan COSTLEY

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS

IPU Pacific Rim University

International Pacific Univ.

192

102

June 14, 2000

-

Tevita Tatafu

Tevita TATAFU

Union Bordeaux Begles [FRA]

Union of Bordeaux Bègles

Tokai University

Tokai University.

183

124

1/2/1996

16

Faurua Maxi

Faulua MAKISI

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

Kubota Spears Funabashi TOKYO-BAY

Tenri University

Tenri Univ.

187

112

1/20/1997

Five

<BK: 14 people>

Name Team  Graduate Height
(cm)
Weight
kg

Date of BirthDOB
Cap

Hiroki Koyama

Taiki Koyama

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

Daito Bunka University

Daito Bunka Univ.

171

74

10/31/1994

-

Naoto Saito 

Naoto SAITO

Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath

TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH

Waseda University

Waseda University.

165

73

August 26, 1997

19

Shinobu Fujiwara

Shinobu FUJIWARA

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

Kubota Spears Funabashi TOKYO-BAY

Tenri University

Tenri Univ.

171

76

02/08/1999

-

Rikiya Matsuda

Rikiya MATSUDA

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

Teikyo University

Teikyo Univ.

181

92

May 3, 1994

37

Lee Seung-shin

Seungsin LEE

Kobelco Kobe Steelers

KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS

Osaka Korean High School

Osaka Korean HS.

176

86

2001/01/13

11

Taichi Takahashi

Taichi TAKAHASHI

Toyota Verblitz

TOYOTA VERBLITZ

Meiji University

Meiji Univ.

180

91

June 24, 1996

1

Viliame Twidraki

Viliam TUIDRAKI

Toyota Verblitz

TOYOTA VERBLITZ

Setsunan University

Setsunan Univ.

184

97

January 9, 1997

-

Jone Naykabula

Jone NAIKABULA

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO

Setsunan University

Setsunan Univ.

177

95

12/04/1994

8

Kouga Nezuka

Koga NEZUKA

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

Kubota Spears Funabashi TOKYO-BAY

Hosei University 

Hosei Univ.

173

82

1998/09/15

1

Tomoki Nagata

Tomoki OSADA

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

Waseda University

Waseda University.

179

90

1999/11/25

7

Yasumasa Ozaki

Taiga OZAKI

Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath

TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH

Teikyo University

Teikyo Univ.

184

93

25/09/1998

-

Siosaia Fifita

Siosaia FIFITA

Toyota Verblitz

TOYOTA VERBLITZ

Tenri University

Tenri Univ.

187

105

1998/12/20

13

Dylan Riley

Dylan RILEY

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

Bond University [AUS] 

Bond Univ.

187

102

May 2, 1997

18

Takuya Yamazawa

Takuya YAMASAWA

Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights

SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS

University of Tsukuba

Tsukuba University.

176

84

21/09/1994

6

■Training members (trainees) <3 people>

Takuma Motohashi (Teikyo University)

Takaya Motohashi (Teikyo University)

Yoshitaka Yazaki (Waseda University)

■Back-up members <33 people>

*Back-up members are players who may be called up to the Japan National Team at any time depending on the team's condition.

<Forward: 14 players>

Shunsuke Asaoka (Toyota Verblitz)

Teruo Makabe (Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo)

Yuta Kokaji (Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo)

Kenta Kobayashi (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath)

Yukio Morikawa (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath)

Kosuke Horikoshi (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath)

Kenta Matsuoka (Kobe Steelers)

Daichi Akiyama (Toyota Verblitz)

Eishin Kuwano (Shizuoka Blue Revs)

Takahiro Kotaki (Kobe Steelers)

Kantaro Tajima (Meiji University)

Keito Aoki (Teikyo University)

Yamato Fukuda (Teikyo University)

Sione Buna (Shizuoka Blue Revs)

<BK: 19 people>

Ren Iinuma (Urayasu D-Rocks)

Akira Tonoga (Kyoto Sangyo University)

Kotaro Ito (Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo)

Sho Okumura (Shizuoka Blue Revs)

Mikiya Takamoto (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath)

Netani Vakayalia (Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo)

Tomu Takamoto (Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo)

Maro Tuitama (Shizuoka Blue Revs)

Hayato Hamano (Kobe Steelers)

Kanta Matsunaga (Kobe Steelers)

Rakuhei Yamashita (Kobe Steelers)

Yuki Ikeda (Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo)

Samisoni Tua (Urayasu D-Rocks)

Johnny Fa'auli (Shizuoka Blue Revs) *Announced his departure from the club on May 13, 2024

Nicholas McCarran (Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo)

Charlie Lawrence (Toyota Verblitz)

Kazutaka Ishida (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara DynaBoars)

Kenshin Onozawa (Keio University)

Ryuji Noguchi (Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights)

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