TheBreakdown
Full time18 May 2008
Japan
75–29
Hong Kong China
Big Swan Stadium, Nigata, Japan · Asian Five Nations 2008Head-to-head

Japan won by 46 points.

Scoring

  1. –CJapan conversion · James Arlidge2–0
  2. –CJapan conversion · James Arlidge4–0
  3. –CJapan conversion · James Arlidge6–0
  4. –CJapan conversion · James Arlidge8–0
  5. –CJapan conversion · James Arlidge10–0
  6. –CJapan conversion · James Arlidge12–0
  7. –CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas14–0
  8. –CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas16–0
  9. –CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas18–0
  10. –CJapan conversion · Shaun Webb20–0
  11. –TJapan try · Ryu Koliniasi Holani25–0
  12. –TJapan try · Takuro Miuchi30–0
  13. –TJapan try · Hirotoki Onozawa35–0
  14. –TJapan try · Yuta Imamura40–0
  15. –TJapan try · Bryce Robins45–0
  16. –TJapan try · Bryce Robins50–0
  17. –TJapan try · Shaun Webb55–0
  18. –TJapan try · Shaun Webb60–0
  19. –TJapan try · Koji Shinozuka65–0
  20. –TJapan try · Go Aruga70–0
  21. –TJapan try · Go Aruga75–0
  22. –CHong Kong China conversion · Justin Tamara75–2
  23. –PHong Kong China penalty · Justin Tamara75–5
  24. –PHong Kong China penalty · Justin Tamara75–8
  25. –PHong Kong China penalty · Justin Tamara75–11
  26. –PHong Kong China penalty · Kenzo Pannell75–14
  27. –THong Kong China try · Rowan Varty75–19
  28. –THong Kong China try · Rowan Varty75–24
  29. –THong Kong China try · Rowan Varty75–29

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Tatsukichi NishiuraProp
  2. 2Taku InokuchiHooker
  3. 3Yosuke IkegayaProp
  4. 4Taira SatoSecond row
  5. 5Toshizumi KitagawaSecond row
  6. 6Ryu Koliniasi HolaniFlanker
  7. 7Yoshitaka NakayamaFlanker
  8. 8Takuro MiuchiNumber 8
  9. 9Fumiaki TanakaScrum-half
  10. 10James ArlidgeFly-half
  11. 11Hirotoki OnozawaWing
  12. 12Ryan NicholasCentre
  13. 13Yuta ImamuraCentre
  14. 14Bryce RobinsWing
  15. 15Shaun WebbFull-back
  16. 16Akira OzakiBench
  17. 17Yusuke AokiBench
  18. 18Tomoaki TaniguchiBench
  19. 19Koji ShinozukaBench
  20. 20Takashi SatoBench
  21. 21Shotaro OnishiBench
  22. 22Go ArugaBench

Hong Kong China

  1. 1Peter SpizzirriProp
  2. 2Wayne WhitneyHooker
  3. 3Nigel HoblerProp
  4. 4Laurence DenvirSecond row
  5. 5Nick HurrellSecond row
  6. 6Nigel ClarkeFlanker
  7. 7Kris MarinFlanker
  8. 8Semiqua IafetaNumber 8
  9. 9Jonny ElliotScrum-half
  10. 10Justin TamaraFly-half
  11. 11Andrew Wong KeeWing
  12. 12Simon HempelCentre
  13. 13Colin BisleyCentre
  14. 14Simon SmithWing
  15. 15Rowan VartyFull-back
  16. 16Jon AbelBench
  17. 17Alex Ng Wai ShingBench
  18. 18Ivan ZenovicBench
  19. 19Simon LeungBench
  20. 20Kenzo PannellBench
  21. 21Jason GoingBench
  22. 22Alex McQueenBench

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Context

All-time, Japan 31–5 Hong Kong China, 1 drawn in 37 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan going in
Hong Kong China going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.