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Japan vs New Zealand - Team Sheets & Lineup

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Japan Japan

1
Keita Inagaki
47'
2
Atsushi Sakate
3
Jiwon Gu
71'
4
Warner Dearns
5
Jack Cornelsen
6
Michael Leitch
61'
7
Kazuki Himeno
8
Tevita Tatafu
48'
9
Yutaka Nagare
61'
10
Takuya Yamasawa
48'
11
Siosaia Fifita
57'
12
Ryoto Nakamura
13
Dylan Riley
14
Kotaro Matsushima
15
Ryohei Yamanaka

Substitutes

16
Takeshi Hino
17
Craig Millar
47'
18
Shuhei Takeuchi
71'
19
Kanji Shimokawa
61'
20
Faulua Makisi
48'
21
Naoto Saito
61'
22
Seungsin Lee
48'
23
Gerhard van den Heever
57'

New Zealand New Zealand

1
George Bower
54'
2
Samisoni Taukei'aho
54'
3
Nepo Laulala
54'
4
Brodie Retallick
5
Tupou Vaa'i
6
Shannon Frizell
62'
7
Sam Cane
8
Hoskins Sotutu
66'
9
Finlay Christie
62'
10
Richie Mo'unga
11
Caleb Clarke
12
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
69'
13
Braydon Ennor
64'
14
Sevu Reece
15
Stephen Perofeta

Substitutes

16
Codie Taylor
54'
17
Ofa Tu'ungafasi
54'
18
Tyrel Lomax
54'
19
Patrick Tuipulotu
62'
20
Dalton Papali'i
66'
21
Aaron Smith
62'
22
David Havili
69'
23
Anton Lienert-Brown
64'

New Zealand New Zealand

Bower
1 Bower
Taukei'aho
2 Taukei'aho
Laulala
3 Laulala
Retallick
4 Retallick
Vaa'i
5 Vaa'i
Frizell
6 Frizell
Cane
7 Cane
Sotutu
8 Sotutu
Christie
9 Christie
Mo'unga
10 Mo'unga
Clarke
11 Clarke
Tuivasa-Sheck
12 Tuivasa-Sheck
Ennor
13 Ennor
Reece
14 Reece
Perofeta
15 Perofeta

Other Fixtures

28 - 12
FT
13 - 18
FT
35 - 24
FT
12 - 15
FT
WOMENS
20 - 17
FT
65 - 35
FT
28 - 26
FT
43 - 6
FT
47 - 25
FT
39 - 22
FT
14 - 37
FT
12 - 29
FT
42 - 28
FT
57 - 12
FT
14 - 36
FT
20 - 52
FT
WOMENS
29 - 24
FT
27 - 26
FT
29 - 20
FT
40 - 36
FT
19 - 27
FT
28 - 26
FT
64 - 5
FT
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